This is Your Season to Shine
Have you ever noticed how much of life is spent transitioning from one season to the next? I’m not just talking about spring to summer and summer to fall. I…
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Don’t Waste the Crust
I’ve never been one of those mothers who carefully pared the crust off the PBJ’s I served my children for lunch. For well over 20 years now, I’ve been coaxing…
11 Tips for Facing Frustration
Frustration is something we all face from time to time. The question is, how do we respond? Do life’s trials make us bitter… or better? Do they cause us to…
A Reminder to Pray — Even When It’s Hard
Have you ever heard we should “pray hardest when it’s hardest to pray?” I don’t think this necessarily means we should pray hardest when we’re in the most trouble. Most…
Mixed Blessings
…. Life took yet another unexpected turn the day before Thanksgiving when our excessively thirsty Daniel tested positive for diabetes. That brings the tally to three children with Type 1,…
Stick to the Path
“How can we understand the road we travel? It is the Lord who directs our steps.” (Proverbs 20:24, New Living Translation) If we consider a hike through the woods as…