Stacks of Books to Read this Summer

Having good reading material around is very important for me, and maybe this summer you’re looking for  good books to read and don’t know where to start. I’ve rounded up a list of my favorites- I’ve done lots of reading lately as you’ll soon be able to tell. You can click on each title to […]

the answer is YES!

(from the archives. originally posted 7.10.2012) As I have said before, I (un-biasedly!) think my hubby is both an excellent preacher and pastor. Every week, he spends hours and hours studying, writing, researching, and praying over each and every sermon. Last week, he preached about God keeping his promises. One of the verses Ben used […]

Why is this Friday “Good?”

Today, as I’m sure most of you are aware of, is Good Friday. What makes this Friday, in fact, good? It doesn’t seem that a day when a (completely) innocent man was beaten, mocked, and ultimately murdered in front of his mother and best friends, as well as scads of enemies, should be considered good. […]

a hodgepodge of goodness, including my book!

Hi there! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ben and I, due to the generosity of a sweet friend, were able to attend the Houston Symphony on Saturday night. The music was absolutey beautiful- the talent of those musicians blew me away! So I have a few things to share I hope you’ll find exciting…. […]

chasing God: book review and 4-book giveaway!

  One of my very favorite authors (and the very first blogger I read!) is Angie Smith. I was able to hear her speak last year at a women’s conference and she is just as real and honest in person as she is in her writing. I was recently able to read her latest book, […]

Precious Memories

It’s almost impossible for me to believe that on this day last year, we were saying goodbye to my Papa. This has truly been the fastest-flying year ever. My kids are going to stay with their grandparents (my parents) for a few days and it brought back memories of staying with my grandparents. I remember […]

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