As soon as my mind lulled from a deep sleep to a state of partial awakeness, I knew it was the morning I had been dreading for 18 1/2 years. The first day of college for my first born child. Before my eyes were even open, tears trickled down my face. The mature side of me was…

Hi friends,  today I am guest posting over at my P31 sister Sarah Francis Martin’s blog, www.liveitoutblog.com and I would love for you to hope over and visit Sarah! Sarah has a passion to encourage young women who are struggling through the years of their twenties, and help them deal with all the drama that decade brings. Oh, how I wish…

Recently I have watched all three of my children be disappointed in something that has not turned out the way we had hoped and prayed for. As I watch their hearts ache,  I can feel their pain in the deepest parts of my soul, as any mom does. I so desperately wish I could “fix”…

Thank you to everyone who commented and sent me private emails encouraging me after Monday’s post on listening to God’s truths rather than critical comments from others. The topic of criticism is such a sticky subject, and one we all struggle with, including myself – and it’s always nice to hear a sweet word of…