Most of us, especially those of us not brought up with faith, experience a pivotal moment where the illusion of control is stripped from us. And it is in that moment that we need to decide if there is a good God that is actually in control or if it is all random chaos and…
Sometimes when we step out in faith, an unexpected turn of events knocks us off our feet. I remember watching my one-year-old granddaughter as she took her first tottering steps. Using every ounce of strength, she pulled herself up and gripped the edge of the coffee table with her soft little hands. She moved one…
We recently adopted a four-month-old Bernedoodle named Khana. She is the sweetest ball of fluff, and her presence has brought a lot of joy to our family. Even though she had little human interaction before joining our family, bonding and training has been a smooth process. That is, except for crate training. For the first…
If your home is anything like mine, there’s plenty of hustle and bustle from one thing to the next–and noise–and piles. Some people call it chaos. Right now it’s just my reality. Make sure the kids are dressed for school. Feed the dogs. Put the basket of library books up high (so a certain dog…
We all have mind battles—things that trigger our thought processes to go into overdrive with worry, stress, anxiety, analysis paralysis, and fear. We can relate to these feelings because we’ve experienced one or more of them on multiple occasions throughout our lives. It’s a struggle because these emotions are controlling us. We cannot win the…
Do you ever feel God nudging you to take action, but when you look at the circumstances, conditions don’t seem favorable for success? As a result, you procrastinate. You postpone. You tell yourself you’re waiting for the perfect time. I’m a cautious, better-to-be-safe-than-sorry type of person. When I have to make a decision, I explore…