It’s a question I find myself asking from time to time. Of course I realize that I matter in my home and with my family, but does it go farther than that? Regardless of your phase of life, single, widowed, divorced, married without kids, it’s still a question isn’t it? It’s a type of personal [...]
We had the great priviledge of attending the beautiful wedding of our very good friends in San Diego last week. It was just a fabulous trip! We were all kind of sad as we headed home from sunny San Diego to our home in South Carolina, but were happy to be flying with some friends from [...]
This is my first giveaway on theGracepost and I’m so excited to be offering Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joyfor two of my readers! You can check out the review I wrote about this book here It is a fantastic read and I’m so thankful to Moody Publishers for offering it to you through my [...]
This week I’ve been thinking about sin, the love it takes for Christ to forgive us, and the love it takes for us to forgive each other. Maybe for some of you true forgiveness comes quickly and easily, but for people like me it can be a difficult process. I always think justice is necessary, [...]
Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy is a great read. If you are a fan of her writing, you will not be disappointed in this book. I thought I was a generally grateful person, once I read this book I realized how much work I need to do in my own life. I’m not going [...]
This is something new for my blog and I’m very excited about it! you can listen to this interview by clicking on the player provided on this page. I hope you enjoy this new aspect of this website. I also have the transcript of this interview at the bottom of this page if you would [...]
Patience is so easy with people we get along with usually. Even when this person you love or think of as your best friend might do something annoying but our patience threshold seems to be a little higher, right? It’s easier to have patience with someone we really love. But what about those who we [...]
We have never really celebrated the advent season in our home. I don’t know why exactly, it just wasn’t a tradition for my husband or I growing up. This year I decided it was something I wanted to incorporate into our family tradition. Of course, being the procrasitnator that I am, I didn’t really think [...]
When people ask me how I choose what topics to study, the answer is always “I write about what I struggle with”, and that’s the truth. Yes, I am writing about patience even though I snapped at my mother and my husband this morning, Ugh. My husband often points out my impatience. I cannot disagree [...]
When Christ was on earth He was asked about the commandments. He summed up what we should be doing on Earth by commanding us to Love God and to Love our neighbors as ourselves. It is easy to say I love you to my family or friends. It’s harder to love our enemies but I [...]
