Choosing One Word Choosing a One Word has shaped my life for more than a decade, and this year, that word is Invest. Since 2009, I’ve chosen one word as a theme for my year instead of making resolutions that didn’t last to the end of January. By having a One Word, I’m...
As a writer, I love crafting stories with surprises—plot twists that take my characters in directions they never expected. These moments remind me that trusting God in difficult times is essential because when He writes the plot twists, then that often leads to...
Sunday night, I set the wrong time on my alarm and it ended up going off at five yesterday morning, which is an hour earlier than usual. I had book edits due to my editor yesterday, so instead of rolling over and trying to get another hour of sleep, I climbed out of...
Due to unexpected family circumstances, I need to pause my series on values and share a post from earlier in the year. As our family walks through a new season of difficulty, we're still holding onto hope and trusting God as He leads us through these trials. * My...
A friend sent this meme to me recently, and it's the perfect representation of what's happening in my world right now. In the last two months, my family has been walking through a difficult season filled with pain and heartbreak. Through it all, God has been there...
In September, I started a blog series beginning with living out your values and five ways to value your faith. During today’s segment, I will be talking about three ways to value family. As I mentioned previously, my values are faith, family, friendships, health,...
Two weeks ago, I blogged about living out your values. Then I decided to turn this into a multi-part series about living out your values by taking each of my values and talking about them. My values are faith, family, friendships, health, writing, work, and...
The conversation began about a piano. And misplaced values. A couple of weeks ago, my husband texted me from work and asked me to see if friends of ours wanted a free piano from one of his co-workers. They declined due to a lack of space. I relayed the message and...
I have a confession to make--sometimes trusting God is a challenge. Last week, I was stressing about our finances. But here's the thing--we have money to pay all of our bills. We have a roof over our head, two nearly-new vehicles to drive, good jobs with wonderful...
Over the weekend, my husband and I attended his company picnic at an amusement park. Visiting the park without our sons or our granddaughter was a different experience. After enjoying a buffet of food from the picnic, we rode a handful of our favorite rides, walked...
