Visual Aids are powerful ways to explain spiritual truths. Every day events can be transformed into “Whoa, now I get it!” moments.
I had to travel to California, kind of last minute, for the first time with my job. After running through all the scenarios in my head in regards with what to do with my daughter,… Read More »How to Handle Ruined Expectations
Around this time last year, my youngest daughter was competing in a 4 day homeschool speech and debate tournament about 75 miles from our house. We drove back and forth each day through a major… Read More »Keeping Your Eyes on Jesus During the Storms of Life
The weather was beautiful on Saturday and my daughter wanted to go hiking with the dog. For being 52 degrees in January with lots of sunshine, it was a great idea! We decided to go… Read More »When Your Path Looks Different From Someone Else’s
I have always been a fearful person. I come from a long line of worriers and Fear was a comfortable frenemy. I almost always go to worst-case scenario and look at every new thing from… Read More »What Happened When I Painted Fear
A little over two years ago, the kids and I went to West Palm Beach just a week after hurricane Irma hit the area. It was a nail-biter waiting to see if our AirBnB rental… Read More »Why Messy and Hard are Necessary for an Epic Life
In previous posts, we discussed the concept of us being God’s Masterpiece, based on Ephesians 2:10: For we are God’s masterpiece (or his workmanship, in another version). He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,… Read More »There is Purpose in the Process