As June hits, most of us are well into summer. The craziness of May with graduations, proms, year-end parties, exams, and even snow, are mostly behind us. Now we look forward to a break—or maybe not? Your summer may look more like trying to entertain kids, working to make up for lost income, job hunting, … Read More about Fun Reads, Blogs, and Thoughts for a Summer Break
A New Vision For Your Summer
Today I’m blogging over at Club31 Women. Here’s a preview: Feeling weary or stuck? Ask God for a new vision this summer and discover renewed joy, peace, and purpose for the season ahead. As summer approaches, I wonder how YOU are feeling? Excited as you look forward to vacations, a slower schedule, and family reunions?Exhausted as … Read More about A New Vision For Your Summer
Simple Things I Wish I Had Said or Done for My Parents
As we look ahead to Mother’s Day and then to Father’s Day, I’ve been thinking about my own parents. I was blessed to grow up with two good parents. They loved each other and us four kids. They weren’t perfect. No one is. All families are messy. Every family is the merging of sinful, self-centered, … Read More about Simple Things I Wish I Had Said or Done for My Parents
Are You in a Difficult Season? Here’s Some Comfort.
Are you in a hard season? Perhaps you’ve: AND especially in these moments, do you feel like: No one really understands what I am going through? I have found that looking carefully at the personal hardships Christ faced helps me face my own. Two passages in the Bible continue to have a radical impact in … Read More about Are You in a Difficult Season? Here’s Some Comfort.
A Fresh Vision for Grandparents
I have a special series of new devotionals for you or someone you know… Recently, I had the privilege of writing five brief blogs on grandparenting for the Life Bible App (Tyndale Publishers). When I first became a grandparent, I had no clue what was ahead or how to fulfill this new role. I needed a friend … Read More about A Fresh Vision for Grandparents
A New Insight from Recent Family Gatherings
This past year, we were blessed to have two family gatherings. We had almost everyone together. There are 35 of us now with all our kids, our grands, and one “great.” It’s wild, overwhelming, noisy, chaotic, exhausting, but most of all, a rich blessing. Our first gathering was the wedding of our grandson Will to … Read More about A New Insight from Recent Family Gatherings
What To Do When Our Joy Fades: Three Simple Ways to Rediscover Joy
Today I’m blogging at Club31 Women about what to do when your joy fades Do you sometimes feel like your joy is slipping away, eroding or stale? I do too. It happens to each of us at different times and for a variety of reasons. I remember standing in my laundry room facing piles of … Read More about What To Do When Our Joy Fades: Three Simple Ways to Rediscover Joy
How to Face an Empty Nest
Recently, I wrote about preparing your kids to leave the nest, which is a big transition for them. But it’s also a big transition for you, the parents! Are you getting ready to send a child off to college or preparing to send your youngest to all-day school? Or have you just had a wedding? … Read More about How to Face an Empty Nest
