Dear, My 19 year old self ~

Dear 19 year old self,  There’s so much I wish I could protect you from, but you wouldn’t have grown.  The moments you knew what you were doing deep down in your gut – God was calling you.  Calling you out of your sinful ways and into a deeper relationship with you. Those moments when you turned away and did your own thing – you didn’t have to wait so long to run to God.  He was there for you. {Read More}

Glorious Grace

Every month I’m reading through a book of the Bible.  Some of you are silently joining along.  I’m so glad!  If you’re jumping in, you can find out more here. I’ve been reading and re-reading these chapters and praying through them.  That means I’ve been praying that God would reveal Himself to me, change me and speak to me through His Word.   Grace – undeserved favor – really stood out to me this morning. I don’t deserve anything from God. {Read More}

Ouch! Sorry Hubs!

This was hard.  My homework from my Bible study for this week was to write a letter of apology to my husband. Um, yeah.  Not fun. I’d like to think that I’m a good wife.  I love my husband, make dinner, take care of our kids, give him time away with his friends.  Really, we make a great team.  When we fight, I say I’m sorry and we move on.  Then why do I have to write a letter of {Read More}

Rebel with a Cause

This is my “good girl disclaimer” when I feel like my best work isn’t being put out there I feel vulnerable ~ this is one of those posts….I’m tired, a bit sick and have kids screaming around me.  This is a look into my brain on decaf coffee ~ I’ve been reading Grace for the Good Girl by Emily Freeman (twitter handle @emilychats) and have been loving it!  It’s hard to know where to start when talking about a book.  {Read More}