I sat in the gym bleachers and picked every bit of nail polish from my fingernails. Nervous much?! My 13 year old son, Connor, was warming up to play his first basketball game as an … Read More
Be Needy/Guest Post by Sarah Yokum
Sarah Yokum is a rare jewel. She is so young, yet has so much wisdom. I really got to know Sarah on a trip to Panama City Beach, Florida. We were serving our church youth group … Read More
3 Actions To Take When People Say Mean Things
Sometimes people say some really mean, crappy things. Boo. Just boo. It’s a fact: “hurting people hurt people.” I’m not saying that’s a justified excuse, but it helps to realize that mean words are an … Read More
Pretty Woman: Image is Everything?!
Pretty Woman: Image is Everything?! Do you remember the classic scene from the movie Pretty Woman when Vivian (Julia Roberts) returns to the hoighty toighty store in Beverly Hills dressed “to the nines” with her arms full … Read More
Torture Chamber
Torture Chamber Torture = trying on clothes in bright fluorescent lighting in front of a full length mirror!! The dressing room is my torture chamber.😳 Good grief it’s painful! Yesterday nothing fit right…it was a … Read More
When We Are Attacked, Worship Is Our Warfare!
Saturday was my Dad’s birthday. It has been 2 1/2 months since he went to be with Jesus unexpectedly and suddenly from a tragic car accident. As much as I was missing him on his … Read More
Go To The Throne, Not To The Phone!
Go to the Throne, Not to the Phone “Go to the throne, not to the phone” is a catchy phrase that I heard a very wise person say. What a concept: go to God instead … Read More
’80’s Girl; Totally Tubular Blast From the Past!
The 80’s were so totally awesome! In the picture above I was decked out in classic 80’s style: stirrup pants, neon accents, swatch watch, and my hair had plenty of White Rain hair spray holding … Read More
Make It The Best Christmas Ever!
I have a sure fire way to make this Christmas the best Christmas ever! What I’m going to suggest may seem like something only ministers could properly do. I’m definitely not a trained minister. That thought … Read More
Disney and the Royal Treatment
My Happy Place Disney makes me happy…what can I say…it transforms me into a quintessential “kid” again. I literally skip toward the castle singing with excitement! Ha! Jerod and I went on our HONEYMOON … Read More