What Is Happening to Me?
[I wrote this 7 days ago but didn’t know when to post it….] Currently listening to: The Cure’s “Doing the Unstuck” Currently reading: Matthew 4:1-11 and The Retribution of Mara Dyer (. . .this was two...
View Article32 Years of Growing Up!
I look back at my birthdays and my life and see that it was filled with blessings. A couple of years ago I would have listed you loads of things that went wrong in my life, but now I see that...
View ArticleHow I Face a Challenge
I like facing challenges. I don’t like the rejection I receive after deciding to go through a challenge. It is hard for me when people don’t want to ask why I am doing something, when they don’t...
View ArticleFor the Refugees
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.“ -Jesus in Matthew 7:12 There are refugees all around the world, but the Syrian refugee crisis...
View ArticleHow We Simplify the Holidays
Background: Every late November my mom had her children make “want lists”. As the only girl in the family (other than my mom), I always got the most presents. I was spoiled. I expected things. When...
View ArticleGetting Through the Blizzard
January and now February has brought us snow here in NJ. Rob’s 33rd birthday was on the 24th and the day before we had a blizzard that left us with about two feet of snow. We went out in it to play...
View ArticleJust Love
“Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” I am learning to live daily by this quote said by Jesus as he was dying and people were fighting over his clothes, laughing about him as he was...
View Article5 Steps for Living in a State of Thankfulness
My husband Rob can easily sit in a chair outside or next to a window without any noise or distractions for a full hour or two. When I see him do this, I know he is content and thankful. He enjoys...
View ArticleLiving in Shalom with Others
How do I live in a purposeful way with those who are in my life? How can I make peace with those who I feel hurt by or who I have broken relationships with and once felt close to? How do I mend the...
View ArticleField Trip: Civil War Museum
When we took a vacation in Virginia, the first place we went to was the Civil War Museum to teach the boys some history, located in New Market. The tickets were good for seven days. We went there...
View ArticleLuray Caverns and Museums in Luray, VA
The Luray Caverns was discovered in the 1800s in Luray, VA. This place was the biggest plan we had on our vacation because it not only has the incredible caverns, but also a Car museum, toy museum,...
View ArticleShalom Sistas – A Book to Make You Laugh and Cry
Everyone has a heavy heart these days. With all the unrest of violence in the cities we hear about every single month, and possibly every single day for some, it is hard to feel a sense of peace or...
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