โย But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,ย gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!โ Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) Dragging my feet and my heart, I headed to her room, finding her buried in schoolbooks. She was responsible; I hadnโt been. Welling…
If you’re joining me today from my Proverbs 31 Ministries devotion, Can’t You Hurry Up, God?, welcome! Why is that cashier taking so long? Where did she go anyway? I bet all of these people behind me think this is my fault. I know Madi is home, just waiting for dinner. Oh, I…
Oh what I am learning from purging, friends!ย If you missed my Wednesday’s post, the day #ThePurge began, you might want to click here first. What a mess I had on Tuesday! This room looked SO different! Now,ย THIS feels so good today! …
I started purging yesterday. It sure isn’t pretty. Here is day 1: Maybe I had better back up. The way I grew up, whatever our family of 10 bought, we bought on sale. My daughter, Mariah, is teaching me there can be a problem that comes when we buying “on sale” 1) We…
Our culture constantly blasts the messages of success and more. Ads for online college, expensive cars and diamond jewelry define how to get ahead and what it looks like when you arrive. Maybe you have watched someone climb the ladder, move up the ranks. Can you honestly say having stuff has brought the happiness and…
Heavy with shoes, boots and clothing of every style, I drug the bags down the stairs, through the hall and hoisted it in my truck. Another bag of out-of-style everything was on its way to the thrift shop. From my closet and our girlsโ, the enormity of all we no longer wanted overwhelmed me. It…