Holidays
How to Kick Resentment Out the Door
How many times have you harbored resentment thinking it was acceptable because you were internalizing it, only to pay for it later with mental and emotional exhaustion?
Holidays
Crazy holiday family dynamics? You’ve got this, Girl!
It’s that season again. The holidays crowded with family, friends, yummy food, laughter, fantastic conversation, Pinterest-styled homes, and the warm-fuzzies of loving relationships. WAIT? What…? What about the grandkids who would rather spend their time engaging with their cell phones than with you? Or your adult children who don’t want
Holidays
When Holiday Expectations Disappoint
My dad was ticked, and he had no problem letting me know it. For years we had spent Thanksgiving with my folks at their house. A month later we would gather our six kids into the car and drive an hour on Christmas Eve afternoon to my mom and dad’s
Grandchildren
A quick Father’s Day note from Jesus
Father’s Day. Do those words put joy to your heart and a spring in your step? If not, it may be because: You didn’t have a good relationship with your dad. Your heart hurts for your kids who didn’t have healthy dad experiences. Your grandchildren are growing up without a
Advent
8 ways to keep kids off their mobile devices at your holiday get-together
It’s holiday get-together time. You’re wondering if you’ll see more of your kids or grandkids faces than their mobile devices will. After all, Thanksgiving and Christmas are times for family and friends to reconnect, laugh, and share life together. But technology has the tendency to captivate adults and children. Not
Easter
A Gift Basket of 17 Easter Ideas
My little girl feet walked proudly in their new Mary Janes through the wildflowers and green grass all the way to the top of the hill for Easter Sunrise Service. Everything felt fresh and I wondered if Heaven looked as pretty as the fluffy clouds nestled above us. I don’t
Holidays
How to write a romantic love letter {template included}
“I can’t say how every time I ever put my arms around you I felt that I was home.” – Ernest Hemingway to Marlene Dietrich Some years ago Tom bought a beautiful gold-leafed, blank notebook with a lock on it. He filled up several pages with a love letter and
Create your legacy
Totally bored with cheesy Valentine cards? 8 things to try, instead.
Say what? You want to send something special to those you love? But you’re totally bored of the same old cheesy Valentine cards? So am I. Here are 8 things to try, instead (hint, hint… the last two are my favorite): Say I love you like a pirate: “Aarrr! I
Advent
When God Birthed Reconciliation Through Rebellion
We call her Mary … the New Testament Greek version of her name. But the name everyone called her in her day was Miriam … the Hebrew version of her name. It means rebellion I find that remarkable. God chose to bring His son into the world through a woman
Advent
Don’t Miss the Value of Christmas Traditions
“Is your house decorated yet? Is the tree up? Did grandpa hide the pickle? Did she find baby Jesus or is he still lost?” Three granddaughters burst through the front door excited to be at Grandma’s to make a Christmas craft. Yes, the house stood decorated for Christmas … including