Parents, Stop Making it All About YOU

God's value as a parent doesn't ebb and flow based on our decisions and outcomes, and neither does ours. Let's be honest, we haven't always done everything right. We've made mistakes, too! When we were young AND last week. We've made many parenting mistakes, too! We've been learning as we go. We want God and [...]

Doing Our Work

When we find ourselves worrying about what the people in our lives are doing and we so want them to stop doing that, and do something else that WE KNOW IS THE RIGHT THING FOR THEM (insert sarcasm, because do we REALLY KNOW what God is working in them during this season and what seems [...]

How Do We Love Our Neighbor?

Have you ever had somebody in your life who just rubbed you the wrong way? Somebody who seemed so difficult to love? No matter what you do, they just seem to have something against you even though you haven't done anything wrong. One of the most profound things that I've learned from my life coach [...]

Have You Been Wounded?

Have you been wounded?  Have you experienced a heartbreak, a betrayal, a loss? Have things not turned out the way you hoped they would?  Are you wondering what went wrong or how you ended up here?  I want you to know that I hear you.  I’ve been in a similar place (couldn’t be in your [...]

What is a Mother?

Did you know that EVERY woman on the earth is called to be a MOTHER? Let's talk about it ❤ What is a Mother? It is a NOUN and it is also a VERB. It is the expression of the LOVE of God on the earth. Every girl is BORN a DAUGHTER, but they are [...]

Are You Ready to Live a Luxurious Life?

Does all of this sound too good to be true? You may say, "How can I possibly have all that while still dealing with all the responsibilities, work, and chaos of everyday life? Would you be interested in learning how to implement the rhythms required to create this type of experience in YOUR life? It [...]

Entitlement is Painful Because It’s Not Guaranteed

This might be a "sacred cow" I'm kicking, but there are so many parents riddled with PAIN based upon the decisions of their adult children and I want to give them the opportunity to be SET FREE! No matter what we've done as a parent, we are never ENTITLED to our children behaving a certain [...]

Are You Arguing With Reality?

Have you ever gone through a really challenging time and wished so badly that you weren't? Me, too! In fact, years ago we were really struggling in our marriage, and the predominant thought that constantly cycled through my head was, "I'm so sad. I'm so sad that this is happening. What happened to my life?" [...]

Your Children Are God’s Children

From the moment we learn that our children exist, the temptation to worry rears its head. As a mother, that knowledge becomes the first thing you think of upon waking and the last thing before falling asleep. Both of my kids are grown now, but whether they are 9 weeks old or 29, the enemy will [...]

It’s Impossible to Spoil a Baby

It’s impossible to spoil a baby.  Every time you attend to a crying baby they create a neural pathway that tells them they are safe and their needs will be met.  So much of what we do throughout our days seems automatic, like driving to or from work, it can seem mindless.  It seems the [...]