If you have followed my site for a while, you will remember that a few years ago my husband and I got stuck in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria (you know that category 5 hurricane that devastated the island?). As the days go on, I have noticed so many similarities to what we walked through … Continue reading Hurricanes, Corona, and Faith
How many of you are parents? Right now my children are ages 5 and 3, and the responses that come out of their mouths can be pretty funny. But sometimes they can be a little flustering. But I have come to realize that the way they respond to me, and the way that I respond … Continue reading 3 Things Peter Teaches Me About Responding To God
Yes, I am writing about it. The coronavirus. It is one of the big things taking up the spot light in the news. As I write this, there was one confirmed case of the virus at our local hospital, and there have been actions taken to prepare the school system in our town to close for 2 weeks. That is a decision that will probably come in a couple days the latest, but I am guessing they are waiting to see if this thing is going to spread in our town before making a firm decision. As I watch the news, and see what is being posted on social media, it can be really easy to fall into fear about this thing, and I know that so many people are. But before you read more, I want you to consider who or what you go to as your source of truth?
Having a daughter, we watch a lot of princess movies, mostly Disney. In most Disney movies, the princess gets the prince. And that leads me to one of the greatest love stories in the Bible. The story of Ruth and Boaz. But what I have been considering lately is if Ruth's life would be as impactful if what we know of her story ended before she met Boaz? Read my thoughts on that in my latest post!
This is the story of how I ruined Valentine's Day, and my husbands's birthday weekend this year.
Have you ever gotten to a place where you know you can't fight your own battle? That happened to me a few months ago. Surrender is a hard thing, but that is what I am writing about at Candidly Christian this week, and about the 1 reason God would ask us to take off our … Continue reading The One Reason We Shoud Take Off Our Shoes
Have you ever hoped for something? And I don't mean something little. I mean something that you really wanted. Going even a step further, have you hoped for something that God has promised you? Maybe, the man who will become your husband to walk into your life. The baby that you have prayed for. The … Continue reading Hoping Against Hope
Frozen 2 spoiler alert: If you don't want to know the climax of the movie, don't read on. But here you have Anna. She is on a mission to help her sister Elsa, and continually refuses to leave her side on their journey to find the truth about the past. At one point Elsa sends … Continue reading The Next Right Thing
Sometimes I think I am crazy. And today is one of those days. My husband is two rows up from me on a flight down to Florida, and if I told him that I wasn’t going to take my anxiety medicine to help me to be calm on the flight, he would have definitely said … Continue reading Let Us Be
Waiting rooms are the worst. They have the unique ability to actively suck the life out of you even though you are doing nothing but sitting and waiting. The TV options are usually limited and mindless. And if you must go to the DMV, you feel as if you will never escape the dull confines … Continue reading The Waiting Room