My investment: five days. My return: unmeasureable. This past weekend I took my daughter, Madi, for her 13th year trip. The 13th birthday trip is a tradition our family began with our oldest five years ago. The purpose: for that child to have the undivided attention of one parent doing what they enjoy while we…
If you are joining me here today from Encouragement Today at Proverbs 31 Ministries, welcome! Typically, Wednesdays are the days I write about all things pertaining to teens. Since I have three teens at home, teens are close to my heart and I believe they are even closer to God’s! Could you relate to my…
Today, I would like to share the writings of my dear friend and budding writer, Julie Cagwin. Since I can remember it was “them” and “us”. The differences were always very evident. The strangest part of it all was that we were the outsiders. They were the “in’s”; we were the “outs.” Being that I…
The screaming and whining could be heard all over the store. “But, Mommy, I want that one!” Passing by the toy department, I spotted the culprit. A little girl; I’d guess she was about 3 years old, was pitching a fit. Pointing to the beautiful china doll on the top shelf, she cried out again….
Do any of you have a graduation right around the corner this spring? Millions of seniors in both high school and college are counting down the days, maybe even hours until they have that diploma in hand. So with this big event right around the corner, what are they hoping for in their future? The…
I hope you all had a happy Mother’s Day. I sure did! It started with going to church with my family at my mom’s church. It was just so good to be in church with my family. As I sat there, I felt so thankful. Thankful for my own husband and children. Thankful for my…