“Your daughter can’t marry him. It will never work. They are both firstborns. Everyone knows firstborns are too competitive and don’t make good marriage partners.” Such was the sage advice given to my mother after we announced our engagement. Stereotype or not, both us are competitive. We each like to …
“I never once heard my mother raise her voice.” “The first time I ate a pizza that wasn’t homemade was in college.” “Through the years, my mother never missed a day of reading her Bible.” “We never had paper plates in our home. Mama always set the table with her …
Disclaimer: I am taking creative license with Jesus’ stories in this series. I realize that I am making different applications and changing some details. However, the principles in the parables I am sharing are what I believe the Bible and Christian experience teach us about marriage. There was once a …
It has been awhile since I sat here. Staring at this white space, fingers poised and feeling half afraid. Afraid to mar it. Afraid of leaving yet another unfinished project to haunt me. Afraid that it won’t be perfect or I’m not ready or….Just afraid. Life has been a blur …
This post is part of a series. Please read Part One and Part Two before reading today’s post. We have talked about your mission and the things only you can do. We also talked about the three main areas of life and how to find your unique obligations and purpose …
At the beginning of a new year when people begin making resolutions and goals, finances are often part of the equation. Some people want to save more and spend less. Others have a specific thing for which they want to save. Many people purpose to finally get out of debt. …
This post is part of a series. If you haven’t read Part One yet, go here to read the first post. Now that we have established the things that only we can do, we can get a little more specific. My brain likes to simplify things and put them into …
If you are a mother, remember the first time you held your very own child? You were so overjoyed and excited to finally meet the little one you had waited so long to meet! Whether he grew inside you for nine months or whether you went through the seemingly endless …
Many people wishing to make healthier food choices have two major things holding them back. The first is healthy eating is too expensive. The second is healthy eating takes too much time. While this can be true in some cases, there are a few healthy food replacements that can save you money and …
If you read blogs much, you have seen a lot of recent articles about setting goals and choosing one word for 2014. Some people get excited about setting goals and make such huge plans that they quickly crash and burn. Other people scoff at goal setting altogether because so few …
