As I was scrolling through my photos looking for the picture I would use for this blog, I was drawn to all the sweet pictures I have of our children and grandchildren being tenderly held and embraced by moms and dads, grandparents and aunts and uncles. I am reminded that God designed the family so that we could glimpse His kind of love for us. But life doesn't always present us this fact. In fact, some have experienced a very difficult childhood and it makes it hard to unde

You can read the Bible and check it off your list as another "to do". But when you begin to read it with a hungry heart and seek to know...

Overwhelmed. There are times in our lives when we are confronted with situations that are bigger than we can handle. There's a saying...

I love Christmas, I do. But I really love the New Year. After the family gatherings and festivities, I am eager to put the tree and decorations away and get started cleaning the house. I just love the feeling of a clean, fresh start and a clean home is a part of that. How your environment looks and feels really does affect your mood. A cluttered, dirty, dusty house seems to seep over into my emotions. But a simple, neat, clean room is refreshing to the soul. Recently I p

I love a New Year. A New Year means a new beginning. A crisp white page on the calendar is awaiting the pen to note the plans, the...