Happiness. Joy. What’s the difference? Is there any? While historically, happiness and joy were used interchangeably by many renowned pastors, the contemporary church likes to make a clear...
My daughter is in gymnastics. Her teacher is an incredibly beautiful college student. The girls in her class all love ‘Miss Courtney,’ and I think my daughter secretly doesn’t...
Everyone wants to have a happy life, right? We want to enjoy this journey we’re on. And, the great part is, that even in a world where so many things are out of our control, having a happy...
Every morning we wake up with an opportunity to make a decision that will shape the rest of our day.
We get to choose whether or not we will be happy.
As soon as our eyes open, we start making...
“I’d forgive them if they were sorry.”
How many times have we heard someone say that? How many times have we said it ourselves? How many more times have we thought it?
Forgiveness...
There were vacuum lines in the carpet. Perfect little marks that prove I do actually clean my house once in a while after all. What made these little lines so extraordinary though, was the fact...
Last night I sat at a MOPS meeting and listened to moms in my small group talk about their daughters’ struggles with making ‘true’ friends. Around the table, us moms of little...
Today a lady came into my store, and as 99 percent of my customers do, she inquired about my tiny Willow, who was riding around strapped to the front of me in her soft and cozy wrap. The lady, Kay,...
I’m not one to talk politics. At home with my husband we talk about issues, candidates and elections, but publicly, socially, it’s not something I talk or post about much. We all have...