“It won’t be good enough,” I told myself. In 10th grade, I worked for weeks on a science project. I was sure my miserable project would barely earn me a…
The list of dos and don'ts in our lives is endless. As our children grow from infants to toddlers, we bombard them with "No, no, no!" Almost everything is off-limits…
Because my life has brought me around the world, I learned there's more to currency than meets the eye. When talking about currency, usually what comes to mind is the…
Everyone likes a bargain. My husband, Jamie, loathes shopping. No metaphor adequately describes his disdain for shopping. On the other hand, I don't mind it when I need to buy…
There’s something about faith that I can’t describe. Some think faith is like a lever we pull to get what we want. Others think that it’s a name tag we…
I used to live thinking that my future depended on my decisions alone. I had to do right, be right, and think right to make it to the finish line…
I have four children, three of whom are grown. The fourth is 17 and in the throes of finishing high school, taking SATs, and choosing what to study when she…
I get disappointed when I don’t get what I want. Like a little child throwing a tantrum, but I keep the tantrum inside. After all, it would be embarrassing for…
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them…I have become all things to all people, that…
Its' been on my heart to put a devotional together for Advent for some time. I toyed a bit with the idea last year. So, this year I got serious…
