It's back to school time. You've seen the pictures flooding the internet of kids on their first day of school for this year. For some parents, it's seeing their kids start high school or middle school, for others, it's the start of Kindergarten, and finally there are...
If you like to read, here's a list of new books coming out this month from my author friends at ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). To find good, clean books to read, check out Fiction Finder at www.fictionfinder.com. Enjoy! August 2015 New Releases More...
I had written a post back in 2013 called "The Last Normal Day." Recent events in my world having me pondering this again. Everything changed for my family about 10 days ago. Changes that have us on quite the roller coaster ride. The good news is that we...
We're surrounded on a daily basis with advertisements that say "Act Now," only available "For a Limited Time." The goal is to make the consumer believe they can't live without the product or that your life will be enhanced if you have this product RIGHT NOW. All of...
If you're like me, you know several people who choose "one word" for the year and try to live by that word. I've done it myself. Many are talking about it now as we're preparing to go into the new year. This has got me thinking (always a dangerous thing! :)) There's a...
I've written about having a spirit of gratitude before, but I think this is a topic that never grows old, so here we go once more: Thankfulness should come more than every November. We need to live our lives with a spirit of gratitude. Imagine how your attitude would...
It's amazing how things in your life can change in the blink of an eye... and take you into a completely new direction. I've experienced this personally with my own journey with cancer. It profoundly changes you. Losing parents and family members will change you....
NOTE FROM BECKY: Hi everyone. My friend and fellow writer, Jennifer Slattery, is guesting on my blog today --- with a great message of hope. Please enjoy! In Our Darkest Moments: by Jennifer Slattery I stood in the back of a large, cafeteria-styled room,...
“We’re looking so forward to tomorrow that we’re tripping over today. God has placed you where you are, right now, totally on purpose.” 31 Days to Thrive, Day 24, from Casting Crowns. Those words particularly struck me this morning. I was wide awake the night before...
As I write this, the world is talking about the shocking passing of Robin Williams. As the TV talking heads are going through his television and movie credits, I realize how many of his movies I've seen... and loved. It is incredibly sad to lose such a great talent....