Let’s be honest, there are a plethora of articles, books, and resources floating around that offer encouraging messages and valuable tools for how to trust God when hard times come our way. And we need them! I’ve even written a few of them. But what about trusting God when times AREN’T bad? What about when …
I woke up to a stand-alone CNN article link in a text from my oldest daughter. It was descriptive enough for me to glean the content. My first thought was “fake news” but deep down I knew it held heart-wrenching credibility. Anthony Bourdain had taken his life. Kate Spade had preceded him just a few …
This post originally appeared on Kirk Cameron’s exclusive The Campfire. You can try a FREE 14-day trial today. In my adult life, I’ve been known to say that I am not a quitter. And for the most part, I’m not. But I was recently reminded of a time when I did quit and how it …
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” ~ C.S. Lewis Parents are flooded with self-help resources putting much focus on how to keep our kids from being entitled. We’re aware of the downsides of the previous/current “everybody gets a trophy” generation and we don’t want to repeat those mistakes. While the …
What do you think of when you come across the word “disciple”? Perhaps you think of one or more of the twelve. Or maybe you think of the inner circle of three, Peter, James and John. Do you think of yourself as a disciple? If you profess Jesus as your Savior, chances are you do. …
In my early years of being a mom, a family member harshly exclaimed that I was an overprotective mother. I will remember the moment forever — exactly where I was standing, the look on her face, the malice in her tone, and the pang in my heart. Not a mom herself, she implied that if …
In the earlier years of our marriage, Valentine’s Day (aka Love Day) loomed in the horizon when the calendar flipped from January to February. We waited for the day clunking aimlessly around with our unspoken and residual unmet expectations. For years, we bought into the commercialization of the day. The 15th of February came with …
My husband and I value forward-thinking and troubleshooting in most areas of our lives, especially our marriage. We like to look ahead and point out potential pitfalls that might become challenges. We aren’t always thorough but by trying, we are a step ahead. From the beginning of our almost three decades of marriage, we have …
I’m not superstitious or even a little stitious. I won’t eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day even though I love them every other day of the year. I’m also a New Year’s resolution rebel. Resolutions, to me, seem harsh and unbending. Historically, they are a setup for certain failure. I don’t need to do …
In these uncertain and scary times, I feel I the need to share this with you. Our world today is riddled with confusion and chaos and we have immediate and constant access to the horrors with the click of a button. It would be easy to become paralyzed by it all. I’ve listened to parents …
