He make all things new. These were the words that have been echoing in my heart for several days now. I finally got a moment to lean into what God was telling me with these words. Several years ago, I had one painful situation after another knock me down. At one point, I was on the floor asking God to make it stop because I didn't think I was going to make it through another blow. By God's grace, I am no longer in this horrendous season but to my surprise, it has left a trail of destruction ... continue reading...

I sat across the cafe table and I asked a good friend, "Is it worth the battle? The battle to do family devotions and encourage my kids to connect with God's Word. Sometimes there's not enough time, and other times they are in a bad mood. I feel like I'm paddling upstream." She shared that even though she strongly believes in growing her faith she hasn't been very intentional with family devotions with her family. We both shared our hearts concerning the battle of family devotions. I shared ... continue reading...

In your faith journey, you've probably heard over and over again the importance of having a quiet time and doing family devotions with your kids. One day I wondered if the term "devotional" is even in the Bible. Does the Bible ask us to have family devotions? Are Family Devotions Even Biblical? Well, the term "devoted/devote" is found in the Bible but not "devotional or devotions". So let's take a closer look at what is meant by this word. The dictionary defines devotion as ... continue reading...

We are all looking for happiness. If you look up the word happy or joy you'll come up with millions of articles with tips and tricks to find joy. I was pregnant with my 2nd child. The thing about my pregnancies that I often forgot is how sick I got during the 9 month pregnancy. I would vomit all day, every day and with the second I didn't just vomit but I felt nauseous all day. I was absolutely miserable. I remember one day just laying on the couch watching my 2-year-old playing and at ... continue reading...

Once upon a time, I decided that we were going to "go easy" on all of our routines and rhythms. I thought that maybe if I did things a little more "carefree" they would just fall into place all on their own. After all, we'd been doing these rhythms and routines for years. The result of my "carefree" little to no routine living was this: Constant nagging. Did you practice for piano lessons? Did you do your reading? Have you had breakfast? Why are their shoes and backpacks at the ... continue reading...