Created for One Purpose
I had the privilege of speaking to a beautiful group of women last night. We enjoyed a delicious BBQ supper, had some fun together weighing purses (way to go Candice with the 6 lb handbag!), and spent...
View ArticleBraeden’s Surgery: Conquering Fear
For his entire life, Braeden’s wrist has been bent the wrong way. Instead of bending up, his bent down. Each year, when we attend the comprehensive clinic where he’s seen by all sorts of doctors and...
View ArticleMaking Time?
“We make time for the things that are most important to us.” ~Unknown I call BS. (pardon the language) I am guilty of saying it, buying into it, believing it. But the truth is that making time for...
View ArticleYear in Review – 2013
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Last year I resolved to truly live, to be in the moment rather than looking back or waiting for the next thing, to say yes more, to do life with joy. Two-thousand...
View ArticleA Fresh Start for 2014
Today is the last day of my 35th year,* and still one of the early days of the fresh, new year…And thoughts of fresh starts are on my mind. I love fresh starts. Monday is my favourite day of the week....
View ArticleLife Shouldn’t be so HARD!
Recently, friends have been asking me for advice…about marriage and parenting. (Ha! The irony. They think I know something about these things!) My friends are worn out, beaten down, broken, and ready...
View ArticleA Letter from God
A little over a week ago, I had the privilege of spending the weekend with a group of 115 or so women. Together, we underwent a soul makeover, learning to see ourselves through the eyes of God. Even...
View ArticleStop Wishing and Start DO-ing
There are some things in my life that I want to change. I’m no longer satisfied with how they are. Yet all I do is wishful thinking and a bit of self-flagellating. Nothing changes. “If you do what...
View ArticleA Good Mom is a Great Homemaker, Right?
The Ideal Homemaker I am a wife. I am mom to five kids, ages 16, 12, 11, 9, and 6.5. I am a homemaker. My main job is the unpaid work that goes on here at home to keep our family functioning. Whether...
View ArticleThe Good Behind the Bad
Rarely in this life do we come across something that is all good or all bad. Almost all things have an element of both. For example, winning the lottery. It would seem to be one of those “all good”...
View ArticleStarting Over…Again
Sitting down in front of this monitor, with a blank blog rectangle in front of me, is like coming home after a long vacation. Only it hasn’t really been a vacation so much as a work bee. An endless...
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