Our families are one of our greatest gifts from God. I can remember wanting to be a mommy even as a little girl. My husband, daughter, and son are truly the center of my universe. Unfortunately, I haven’t been showing them their immeasurable importance lately. Over the last couple of years, as I’ve found my […]
3 Essential Lessons From 2015
Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed a meaningful Christmas season with the people you love. I’m excited to return today after a few weeks away hanging out with my precious family. Time off is so important, but I must admit to greatly missing you and this space. I want to share three incredible lessons that […]
The Cost Of Adoption
I’m honored to end National Adoption Month with the words of a dear friend of mine. Beth became a mother for the first time through the adoption of her beautiful daughter eleven years ago. Please welcome her in this space as she shares part of her touching story… How much did she cost? I stared […]
The Truth About Marriage
Last week, I unplugged with my husband to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. We planned a trip many months ago to the tropical paradise of Aruba. With my husband’s extensive business travel last year, we got the entire trip for free which made it even more exciting. Monday morning, we finally boarded the plane headed […]
Tell Your Story
We all have a story to tell. Maybe yours is about addiction like mine. You could be deeply scarred by the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of your past. Perhaps you struggled through infertility and miscarriage. Regardless of what pain has consumed you. Whether you are fully healed today or not, I want to encourage you […]
From Grief to Grace
Sixteen years ago, we buried my daughter’s father. It remains to this day one of the greatest losses of my life. My daughter still struggles on many levels from the grief that stole too much of her childhood. I was so young and wild when I married him after a two-day courtship. Five years later, […]
