One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

Driving home after dropping my husband off at work, the sky was still dark and only thing I could see were the lights on the vehicles around me. As I traveled a long stretch of green belt, all of a sudden, there was movement on the road in front of me. A raccoon had wandered…

Seventeen years ago, God blessed me with a beautiful little boy.  Baby soft golden curls encircled bright shining eyes and his little laugh and sense of adventure were only the beginning of the depth of his independence. As a single mum for the first three years of his life, I poured everything I had into…

Isaiah 66:2 But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at My Word. It is always a marvel to me that God created a being that would so try His grace. All through Scripture, there are accounts of men and women who professed…

Just the other day, we had a snow storm.  It was mighty and powerful and drove all but the excited children indoors toward the warmth and comfort of the fire.  The morning after the storm, when I looked outside, we had a winter wonderland. Everything was covered in snow.  There are a lot of trees…

Isaiah 41:7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith and he who smooths with the hammer spurs on him who strikes the anvil. As a mother, my first thought on the hammer and the anvil is of being the piece in between.  So often it seems as though no matter which direction I turn there is something…

Being a girl and raising girls is a journey that is not for the faint of heart. Hormones, heartaches, self esteem issues, friends, insecurities, the need to please and an impossible standard can add up to a lifetime of discouragement, disappointments and stunted relationships. When I talk to young women (teens) and even older ladies,…