Five Steps To be a Hero to a Child this Christmas Season

{This post is from 2011, but it’s something we do each year. Your child and your child can be a hero!} Welcome to day 6 of Making Small Changes! (If you’re new, click here for the explanation of this series!) Today, I want to challenge us to make small changes in our way of thinking […]

Small Changes- Check your heart before you check the mirror

Hi friends. Welcome to Day 5 of Making Small Changes. (To see what it’s all about, click here.)These girls. I love them so much. And already I am thinking about how they will be as teenagers. How I want them to pursue inner beauty instead of acclaim for their outer beauty. (Which as their mama, […]

When, Not If

This was originally posted 4-12-2012, a few days after we had received some heart-breaking news. I thought about it again this week because my husband is preaching through the book of James, and this past Sunday we walked through James 1:2-4: My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing […]

look for the rainbow

from the archives. originally posted 7.13.2012  our double rainbow, 7.14.2005 I spoke about God’s promises a few days ago, and wanted to share a time that God really spoke to us about his promises. Seven years ago, we were spending lots of time at Texas Children’s getting the correct diagnosis for Landon. On July 12 […]

Who, me, a homeschooling mom?

from the archives. originally posted 9.27.2012   In the list of things I said I’d never do, homeschooling was most likely at the top of the list. I never had a set reason, it was just one of those things I thought I’d have to see writing in the sky in order to do it! […]

to the people who don’t love Mother’s Day {a prayer}

From the archives. Originally posted 5.13.2012Yesterday, as I was sitting in church with my {wonderful} mama, my mind was wandering a bit about Mother’s Day. Thinking of sweet things to say about my mom takes zero effort- she is amazing. (She kept my three kids for six days while hubby and celebrated our anniversary. Enough […]

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