Like a River From Its Course is by far one of the best historical fiction books about World War II that I have ever read. The depth of each character was outstanding and I found myself reading slower as I was near the end – I didn’t want it to end! Despite the raw & …read more
Paying Attention to the Hope Around Me
This morning I was pulling weeds from my garden, annoyed at their inconvenience to my schedule and my garden. I was thinking about the good, bad and ugly from our week. I was having a conversation with God about the good I understood and the bad I didn’t understand. Thanking Him for both. But at …read more
Flowers and Faith
A mother and son. A life that made you a mom unsure of everything and grinning with hope wanting the years to miraculously slow down for his heart will soon turn toward another. You pray his heart is pure. You pray his faith is strong. The flower that was once pulled from your yard with …read more
What I Learned in March
What I Learned is a monthly writing prompt from my friend Emily Freeman. Hop over to read what others have shared this month. 1. There are bendy paper straws! These straws are so much fun! 2. Apparently you can rename group text in iMessage and it changes it for the ENTIRE GROUP. I’ve been …read more
Planting Pom Poms & Cheering On Dreams
A few weeks ago, we sat around the dinner table taking turns filling in this blank: “When I was a kid, I used to think _____________.” Our kids are 15, 13, 11 & 9. Still kids, right? Their answers varied from thinking aliens lived in the attic eating popcorn to chocolate milk came from brown …read more