It was the summer after fourth grade when my family took a trip out west for a church meeting my dad was attending. It was an emotional time as we were in the process of moving from Ohio to New Jersey and yet we had excitement over a trip. Five…
Being Transparent
I’m writing this post from an Arkansas state park early in the morning as the kids are still asleep. The family is on the start of a 26-day journey across parts of America in an RV. This is something Brian and I thought we’d do one day when we were…
May is here! Do you know what that means? School will soon be out and the seniors are graduating!!! Yep, time for some change. The high school seniors will be going to college; some leaving home for the first time. The college seniors are stepping out on their own in…
I wrote this poem about peace while I was in college. I thought I’d share with you today as we live among chaos in this world… Peace What is peace? It is the feeling of security although you don’t see it The calm after the storm The bugle’s cry at…
We are well into our second month of the year and time is getting away if you have not started on your goals for the new year. I’m not sure if you typically make annual goals or not, but this was by far the longest I’ve waiting to write out…
My husband and I recently visited the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Alabama. While we were attending one of the talks with the workers, we learned more about the International Space Station (ISS). As we left the talk, she mentioned we should download an app to locate the ISS…
After a hard, long, and rough month of my life, I decided I was going to stay home from church and have some one-on-one time with God and my Bible instead of going to my normal Bible study. I needed to talk with Him personally and not talk with others….
There seems to be a lot of evil in our world today. Every time I turn on the news, listen to the radio, or look at the latest feed, there are acts of violence done to the innocent. There are people committing acts of injustice I could never imagine. People…
Christmastime in my childhood meant traveling to a far distant land called Clarksville, TN to be with our extended family. This town was anywhere between 6-12 hours away depending on where we lived at the time. As a child, I would stare out the window, look up at the stars,…
Last time we left off with Ruth and Naomi. Naomi left us with three gifts: lead by example, give others free will, and have proper expectations in our relationships. I want to talk more about our leading by example. Jeremiah 31:33-34 (NIV) states, “‘This is the covenant I will make…