At church a few weeks ago, a friend asked about my new season in motherhood. She’s that friend who always takes genuine interest in your life, along with her bubbly smile and contagious joy. She’s also years ahead of me in marriage and motherhood so I easily welcome her words. I now have all four …
This particular morning I walked in the kitchen to grab my favorite teal Yeti cup for a morning cup of coffee and as I pressed the button to the Keurig machine, I felt tension in the air. My husband was quiet and that wasn’t normal. He seemed unengaged with family life. “Is everything okay?” I …
We were young and barely knew each other but we took a road trip to Atlanta eight hours away for a leadership conference. Some people would call it crazy and I guess we were. In the big city, we visited one of my best friends from high school and went to Eatzi’s market and bakery …
This post originally appeared as an exclusive article in Kirk Cameron’s new community: The Campfire. To join, sign up here. This particular summer after my senior year of college, I interned in Nashville at a highly respected publishing company. I was also enjoying the amenities and excitement of music city and meeting famous musicians. God …
This post originally appeared as an exclusive article in Kirk Cameron’s new community: The Campfire. To join, sign up here. Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizing consultant and author who’s inspiring millions through her books to tidy up their homes and find joy in their living environments, is changing lives. Her principles have helped my own …
I got on the scale this week and didn’t like the number screaming at me in red. Flashbacks to all the peanut butter buckeyes and sugar cookies I’d eaten in the month of December and other delicious treats haunted me. I couldn’t help those yummy plates arriving straight to my door! I’d worked so hard …
This post originally appeared as an exclusive article in Kirk Cameron’s new community: The Campfire. To join, sign up here. The other night, it didn’t feel like we were a team. I thought you were against me, didn’t care how I felt and were being inconsiderate. But then I took a step back, reevaluated our …
Do you ever feel like all your planning and preparing that goes into this Christmas season far outweighs the time you actually spend enjoying it? There’s so much to do: parties to attend, gifts to purchase, cards to mail, people to serve, meals to make, services and recitals to attend, preparations for travel, and much more. …
This post originally appeared as an exclusive article in Kirk Cameron’s new community: The Campfire. To join, sign up here. My husband was recently visiting our friend Judy and she shared this sobering letter written by her friend (who remains anonymous) here in our small town. Judy’s friend wrote this to her neighbor after hearing …
Lately, I’ve been watching fall football with my husband and no doubt around this time every year, commercials with luxurious cars driving through snowy mountains stir something inside me. A little girl with bright big eyes peers out her window and sees all the twinkling lights. Santa is coming. Snow is falling. And she and …
