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Yay! It’s the weekend. Tonight we are going out to eat and then into Symphony Hall! I have been thinking about what to wear all morning. Getting dressed to go to the Symphony is not what it used to be, so I will probably wear …

One of my favorite hobbies is painting with watercolor. I also love adding verses and poetry to pictures for around my home. So, I hope you’ll enjoy this watercolor, that you are free to print and use for your own personal use. It is my …

Big thought for the day: If you were a working mom, and you had to pay someone to care for the emotional and physical welfare of your children and the care and keeping of your home,  and you came home to find the job YOU …

  You might have noticed that some days we women are up and down. {ahem} And although some of this can be normal (can you call hormonal stuff normal?? ;)), many days our lives feel empty. You know, the tired, defeated, over stressed, under-appreciated days? …

  Last week I got to visit Rebekah. I enjoyed doing normal things again for her: cooking and baking her favorite foods, shopping and talking, giving her an up-do for her violin concert, talking to her friends, sitting in on some of her music rehearsals …

This week I am flying to South Carolina to visit with Rebekah. Peter is staying home with our kiddos so that I can go hear my sweet girl’s string performance. She is the concert mistress of the Strings Orchestra at Bob Jones University and I …

You may remember my What You Can Learn From A Strong Man post last week and the Treasuring God’s Word post that went with it. We talked about Samson’s failed leadership and the fact that just because you have the tools to lead, or even if …

  Aren’t you tired of believing that you need more? I think we’d be so much happier if we told ourselves that we have enough. Easter did it for me. Everyone scurrying to buy new shoes, new clothes, because you know, we don’t have enough. People …

I love to study the lives of the women of the Bible. In fact, when I teach or write, I usually include several examples from godly women because I tend to look to them for guidance. But this past week I have been studying about …

My childhood pastor taught me an important lesson. He would say, “Commit your day to God. Surrender it.” Verbally say it.  Pray it. Commit your goals and dreams, your moments, your children, your husband and your desires to Him. Commit all that you have and …