There’s a certain peacefulness that comes with routine. I know what time to get up, get breakfast for my family, get them off to school and work, spend time with Jesus, start writing. For the most part, I know what to expect each day. That is until the unexpected happens. When alarms don’t go off,…
Wouldn’t it be so perfect if we could fast forward our children so that they have the faith we have now, only at their age? It sounds great, but if you look back on your faith, the depth you have today comes from the history you made with God yesterday. Since we can’t literally give…
Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, it always does. At least it seems to at the Cowell house! Sometimes, it’s relatively small things. Like forgetting to put chlorine in our pool all winter and pulling the cover off to find a deep, dark swamp. (Who, me?) Other times, the darkness is life altering….
Ooooooo….my girl was mad! Her teacher had called out her mistake in class; making her feel stupid. Already struggling in this subject, her embarrassment just made things worse. She shared with me, “My initial reaction was anger! I wanted to lash out at her. Then I thought, “What is going on in her life that makes…
13 million kids will be bullied in the US this year in school. Our kids think teasing is just normal. They don’t see their sarcastic tweet about what she did last night as bullying. Their covert posts seem benign to them, yet everyone knows who they are putting down. It’s not ok to bully…for any reason. It’s not ok to…
What terrific encouragement we all shared while in our waiting rooms last Friday. There are definitely times in our lives when all we can do is wait; things are completely outside of our control. But what about the decisions that are within our control? What’s a girl to do when she wants something and she’s prayed,…