Have you been losing sleep lately? I am convinced that one way the enemy attacks us is by throwing stressors our way so that we spend our nights in worry instead of rest. And then when our defenses are down due to weariness, temptation is much more difficult to resist,...

“Your ‘wanter’ is out of control!”  That’s a common reply in our household. Usually in response to “I want” statements that come a mile a minute, statements brought on when one child observes another having something they don’t have. These are sometimes lighthearted or even laughable, like when one of...

A war followed the signing of the Declaration of Independence. When we celebrate the 4th of July, we look back on our country’s founders who gathered to put words on paper, words that pushed back against tyranny and words that looked forward to a country with freedoms they felt were...

Do you like to de-clutter?! I spent all day on Monday de-cluttering our kitchen and garage, two spaces that tend to be depots for homeless items. I physically experience joy and peace walking into a room after removing unneeded furniture, piled up and forgotten family “items” (I call it junk),...

After this week I think it would be safe to say our land no longer  “thirsts for rain!” Here in this part of Texas we are used to times of drought and times of flood. We have experienced the consequences of both. We’ve seen the grass turn brown and trees...