Revolution

Revolution

We are in the midst of a revolution. To say that 2011 was interesting for our family would be an understatement: we started a new business, struggled with our health, traveled to new places, stretched our finances, and refined our marriage. While I wouldn’t...
The Power of One

The Power of One

I was reading My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers this morning and was instantly reminded of the Power of One: It took just one person to separate us from God through sin, yet it also took just one person to redeem us as well! Though Eve ate the forbidden...
Sit Still

Sit Still

I admit it. I don’t sit still very often. *Pause for gasps of shock* In fact, one of the only times I sit still is in church. It’s so hard for me because I think of everything else I need to be or could be doing once I sit down away from my computer. But...
Time for Change

Time for Change

Is it time for change? Sometimes it’s hard to understand why children act they way they do.  You teach them a principle and repeat it consistently, yet they still tend to ignore what you believe to be in their best interest.  This defiant behavior, which is not always...
Are you living?

Are you living?

Are you living? On a trip to Florida last fall, the kids and I went to church with some of our favorite friends. We couldn’t bear to part ways, so we continued on to a bakery afterwards to grab a quick breakfast treat. It was such a beautiful and uncommonly cool...

What Can You Be Proud of Today?

If you were to die tomorrow, would you be proud of what you did today? A morbid thought, you say? Perhaps. Yet I feel it’s very appropriate to ponder. I always winced when I heard friends talking in college about how they were going on to get their business degree,...