Ding. I looked at my phone and my heart ached as I read the words, “Will I ever know why?” My brain searched for an answer to her burning...

We all have a story, don't we? Pages written lovingly, filled with memories of joy and laughter. And along side these, chapters we keep...

"You are taking rejection that simply isn't there." The words landed in my spirit and rested there a moment as my conscious brain...

Anyone else sure there is a Christmas gnome that comes at night and redecorates your tree? This morning as I plugged in the lights to my...

I wish you could hear the rain pounding on the windows right now. The way the wind shakes the walls of my home sends panic down my spine...

I've never really been a wild-eyed dreamer. Determined and independent yes, but as a child I never spent my days dreaming of becoming a...

It’s the thick of war, mid 1800’s. Surrounded by the harsh winter conditions, I find myself warming my forever cold body by the crackling...

Fall is my favorite season. Crisp air. Mums. All things warm and cozy sweaters. But my favorite part is, the colors! The blue grey sky...

"What holds you back from wholeheartedly believing you are a great woman of God?" I was recently challenged with this question while...

Have you ever tried wadding up wet toilet paper and throwing it at the wall? Me either. But it's the image that God gave me when I think...

Tears leaked out of the corners of my eyes as I sat on the edge of the bed. I silently cried out to God, “No one told me it would be this...

OUCH! Her words hit me like a backhand to my face. Or maybe a sucker punch to the gut. Either way I was left with the wind knocked out...

Picture this, kid mid melt-down over your, "no", when he wanted a "yes". Dinner burning on the stove, phone ringing, emails calling, your...

I have always loved history! Romanticizing the times and places gone by. Forget no running water and poor hygiene, how lovely to have...

"Why do you look so sad buddy?" My little bubbly boy, now unusually quiet, looked out the window and murmured, "I'm sad because I peed my...

"And what do you do?" Her words hung in the air as I contemplated how best to answer. I wanted to give her a long list of my daily...

Shortly after my youngest was born, I discovered I had an umbilical hernia that required surgery. Besides having my wisdom teeth removed,...

"GIVE ME MY ROCK!!" I hear the screams before I round the corner to see my oldest demanding his latest scavenged find from his brothers’...

Hi, I am girl interrupted. This is how my day typically goes. I finally get back to sleep, after multiple wake ups from my son, just to...

How many of you remember family vacations as a kid? The anticipation of a new place. The adventures that awaited you with family and...