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“I did the best I could at the time.” Those were the words I desperately wanted him to hear. We were having a conversation about our (my) whiny dog, Princess. He may not have realized it, but her constant whining annoys both of us. I …

When I think of Christmas, I can’t help but remember my dad who went to be with Jesus a few years ago. I picture him passing out the Christmas presents, watching in delight as we ripped open the packages. Each year he’d read the Christmas …

Last month I shared with you how I flew to Missouri to see my sister. One day as we were running errands, I stayed in the car with Cole and baby Kade (who was sleeping) while Annissa went in to an appointment. Cole and I …

My plans for the weekend had been booked for months. It was Fall Retreat for the students at our church and I was super pumped to be a leader. As I finished my workday on Thursday, I had high hopes for Friday morning. There were …

Last week I read the story in John about Mary and Martha. It’s a story I’ve heard before but this time I saw it in a different light. (I love that about stories from the Bible! I can re-read them and they’ll jump off the …

I have a subscription based service that I use on a weekly basis (to be fair, I’ve chosen not to share the company name). When I went to use the service a few weeks ago, there were technical problems. I went to their website to …

I’m a sucker for a good movie. I’ll often set my DVR to tape random movies just to have something different to watch. Sometimes the movies are great and sometimes they’re so boring that I can’t watch more than the first 15 minutes. You win …

“I don’t love you. I never loved you.” Those were the harsh words that kept repeating over and over in my mind. How could he have married me if he’d never loved me? Just a few months earlier he had decided to move in with …

We’ve all had times when we don’t know what to pray! It could be when we’re walking through a crisis, dealing with a difficult person, or simply having a bad day! For years I thought it was horrible when I’d sit down to talk to …

I don’t know about you but I find it extremely difficult to step out of my comfort zone. Looking around at many of you, I tend to wonder if you even have a comfort zone – things just seem to come so easy to many …