Let me start by saying this article will not focus on all that has been lost due to the mass shut-down of our schools, businesses, and gathering places, but will instead focus on all that has been gained in my home (and hopefully, others). My family had just returned from an out-of-state trip to the […]
Category Archives: Christian Living
Five Things Living Paycheck to Paycheck Steals From Your Life
Photo credit Travis Essinger on Unsplash.com Are you familiar with the Bible verse John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”? I am here to tell you that the thief (Satan) loves it when you have yourself […]
Letting Go of the Cords
“Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.” Psalm 119: 36 I felt drained nearly lifeless for most of my son’s grade-school years. I lived with an iron-willed grip, which came through each night as my jaw pressed down the day’s anxieties. That grip deceived me into thinking I […]
The Battle Habit Family
What is a Battle Habit? BATTLE…a sustained fight between organized armed forces who fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something. HABIT…a settled or regular practice that becomes automatic. I’d rather not think of my family as part of a battle, but if I’m being honest, that’s exactly where I know we are and […]