Pouring of Blessings
There is a church service video that has stuck with me for the last five years. The preacher invites a little girl to join him on stage and her job is to hold onto [...]
Counterespionage & the Wooden Spoons
A few years ago, my husband and I decided instead of filling Christmas stockings with uninspiring, drug-store items, we would secretly draw names with our two children to exchange $25 gifts. Before we had [...]
Do You Choose Grace?
Human nature is funny. Typically, when a mistake is made, the situation is weighed to determine which route to take – did anyone realize it was me, can I get away with letting it [...]
Knee Deep in a Food Drive?
Community leaders - Thank you for caring and being invested in our neighborhood. Your hard work is noticed, as is your confidence and influence. We thank you because community leaders are in the muddy [...]
Blessed are Those Who Fear the Lord
“As the five kings and armies of Amorites fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon and Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from [...]
Peek-a-Boo Belts will Cinch your Waist
It’s time to switch your closet to cooler temperature colors and fabrics. I’m excited to finally wear the tweed jackets, plaid pants (I bought three!!) and luxury knits that fashion-week tempted me with months [...]
Filled with Joy
“Therefore, my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. [...]
Coveting a Fake?
Come with me on a stroll down my high-school corridors. Since it’s the late 1980’s, you are seeing permed hair, big bangs and frosted lip gloss on the girls, flipped Lacoste collars and Jordache [...]
Before You Put Your White Away…
We are midway through August and if you are a traditionalist, you are rotating through your seersucker and white linen at a faster pace before packing it all away on Labor Day! Even if [...]