Last Blast of Summer










With a new year beginning, I can’t help but think about the things I want to change in my life. How can I live life to the fullest? How can I serve God and others to the fullest? How can I love my husband, and daughter to the fullest? Questions that I have asked myself…
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection. There is a sign that hangs in our dining room that says, “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” Note that it doesn’t say getting “this” item will turn what we have into enough. It’s not proposing that getting MORE will make us grateful. It’s not getting what we…
Five years ago, Dan and I experienced a tornado first hand. We were on our way to the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in 2012, located in Louisville, Kentucky. We had heard that there were going to be severe storms, but did not think it would effect our travel. We also owned a Dodge Intrepid, but…
Summer has officially begun for us! School is done and the official youth group season is done, though the festivities continue! Turning the calendar today reminded me of the blessings of May. Of what May entails – the changing of seasons, the bursting forth of flowers, the beginning of newness of life. I look at…
If you have ever done a Bible study by Priscilla Shirer, you know the power and wisdom with which she speaks! I have done a couple of her Bible studies and have been blown away by each one of them. But I had yet to read one of her books! When “I Surrender All” came…
Much of this past week was spent preparing for the garage sale that I had with a friend this weekend, but also just enjoying sweet Mazy of course! Did I mention how crazy funny she is these days? Never fails to entertain us! At Open Rock on Monday, Matt taught her to hoola hoop! She…