It is certainly the time of year when we get overwhelmed with demands, commitments, and expectations. We are pulled this way and that way, chugging along to the “I think I can” mantra…
November 8th, 2021
Invasion
In the summer of 2006, I was picked to participate in a week of classes at Western Carolina University with several of my colleagues. As we drove across the state of North Carolina I was amazed by…
October 11th, 2021
Living Beyond Our Means
In our marriage my husband and I have been very fortunate. We have both had steady incomes, have been able to further our education in order to climb the economic ladder, and have been able…
August 23rd, 2021
School Blues
Today is the first day of school for many across the United States and I am bracing myself for the impact it will have. When I look back on my own childhood, my mother took our photo every year on…
August 2nd, 2021
Rise With Worship
Just last week I finished a new book, Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and my Journey to Finding Home by Jane Blasio. Let me tell you how in shock this book made me feel. I was in shock for…
July 26th, 2021
Rise
In the spring of 2020 toilet paper, hand sanitizer, puzzles, bikes, and cleaning supplies were just a few of the many things that had a shortage. The one item that shocked me was yeast…
July 19th, 2021
Take Inventory
Since losing Alex I have struggled with the mind games of “what…?”What would he look like, what would he be like, what sports/activities would he like, what would life be like if he were here, etc…
July 5th, 2021
When the Fruit Goes Bad
In 2008 our refrigerator went out. We quickly shuffled salvaged food to our neighbors and high tailed it to the store. Because we were moving we purchased the cheapest one we could find. So…
June 28th, 2021
I Need A Doctor
I am always shocked when I hear the news that someone who looked healthy on the outside and was making all the “right” decisions with food and exercise has been diagnosed with cancer or a disease…
June 14th, 2021
I Don’t Deserve This!
How often have these words crossed your mind or even slipped out of your mouth? When someone else got the job promotion you worked so hard to get. When you failed a class…
