Over the holidays, we had people coming over. I usually make cinnamon rolls the night before, but I didn't. In the morning, I found a setting on our warmer that said "proof." The instructions said the dough would take more or less time to rise depending on the...

Christmas 2020. Typically, our busy lives are cluttered with parties and social gatherings, but as I look around, I see a lot of heartache. I want to think it's only that we aren't as distracted this year, but actually, there are some real difficulties.  I listened to...

After Samantha's heart failure, I had PTSD. The biggest impact was on my memory. I had to take pictures of what I had done with the kids during the day, or I wouldn't remember. I was scared I would get lost, and at a low point, I couldn't remember how to form the...

I was listening to Mark Batterson's book, Whisper. Mark wrote about waiting to see an eagle before purchasing a building for their church. My husband had started house hunting, and I felt like God said He would show us an eagle when we were supposed to move.   As my...

I may be the only one who felt this way: I believed in God, believed He could do anything, believed He loved me, believed heaven is real, but didn't want Him. I knew I needed Him, but I didn't desire to be with Him.  I figured it either had to be that people were...