He twirled me around one last time and said, “Meet me at the altar.” I skipped to my room to await the time when my daddy would walk me down the aisle to meet Ben at the altar. All these years later, I have a much greater respect for the altar. In my 23-year-old mind,… Continue reading Meet Me at the Altar
“What a friend we have…” you know the old gospel song. It’s about Jesus. But it made me think about my own friends. The ones I have now and the ones I have had in different seasons of my life. You know the kind of friends I love most? The ones who are not like… Continue reading Love Like Jesus
Don’t you love how everyone is the expert on parenting before they have children? Regardless of our own upbringings, we have idealistic views on how we will raise our own children. Children that will never misbehave, will have access to the best education, and would never dream of making messes. And then, our darling angels… Continue reading Parenting 101
“Forgiveness is a gift from God.” These are the words God laid on my heart many months ago. I didn’t like them. They went against what I wanted to feel – which was resentment. We know we are called to forgive... and maybe even forget. Sounds good, all wrapped up in a neat little package.… Continue reading There is FREEDOM in FORGIVENESS
Salty but Sweet 