wice a year our family daily routine shifts drastically. In May and then again in August. It has everything to do with the fact our lives revolve around an academic schedule. Even though we have faced this shift and return for years now, we still experience a major adjustment. When your daily routine has shifted…
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Seen and Heard
Have you ever tried to do everything right with disappointing results? In 2 Kings 20, Hezekiah knew the feeling. Hezekiah “became ill and was at the point of death.” He was visited by Isaiah who told him he would die. Hezekiah knew it was imminent as the prophet told him to “put his house in…
Prayer Persistence
How do you pray? From the birth of each of our three daughters, I prayed over them, before them and with them. I prayed over them often, but most frequently as I exercised each morning. When I knew she had a test, I would pray a few minutes before she started the exam. When she was…
An Unexpected To-Do List
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me…
Verified and Sealed
Do you believe in God but not sure you’ll get to heaven? It’s daunting to consider that accepting Christ and living (imperfectly but believing in Him) is truly our get-out-of-hell-free card. It’s easy for me to look at my life and wonder why God might want to save me. Yet He does. And He feels…
A Divided Heart
What is a divided heart? According to Google, “a state of being divided in loyalty or affection, particularly in a spiritual or moral context. It suggests lack of complete devotion to one master or purpose, often describing the conflict experienced when attempting to serve God and worldly desires simultaneously.” Reading the Old Testament, I am…
Choosing to See the Gift
Today is a gift from God. A hard concept to remember when we awake dreading today. But we chose to rejoice in a brand-new day, no matter what our plans or what it may hold.
Seeing Through God’s Eyes
One year at Christmas time, my family and I prepared for a fun adventure. In a rare moment when everyone was together, we planned to go see a theater production of “The Nutcracker.” Our oldest daughter was a senior in high school at the time. I was having one of those, “She won’t be here…
Book Review: A Not So Convenient Marriage
Rose Hatfield always liked Samuel Walker. He valued their budding friendship in school. But his gaze fell upon Ginny, and he married the traditionally beautiful, vivacious girl no one could compare to. Rose moved on in her life, established a teaching career, and adjusted to the fact she would always remain single. Until Samuel loses…
New Release: Gazing Into Darkness
Check out this new book by my new author friend, Heidi Glick! Instead of moving closer to his girlfriend, Chance McPherson gets dumped and relocated to Cincinnati—farther from his dreams and closer to his shameful past. Stacey Sanderson is excited to finally secure a role in law enforcement, like the rest of her family, especially…









