Choosing Joy

The past few weeks I have not felt inspired to write.  It seems that all of my time is devoted to nursing and rocking with short breaks in between to pick up the messes made by my older children while I am nursing and rocking.  I must admit that lately I have let my joy be clouded by what feels like monotony...

I remember fondly the dress that I wore to my senior prom.  It was fire engine red, fully beaded, and the skirt was cut into slits so that when I twirled, the sashes spun out around me.  I felt gorgeous in that dress, and by simply putting it on, I knew that I was going to have a fabulous night...

The sun is setting on another beautiful spring day.  The bright colors and bird songs are fading outside, while inside we are transitioning to bedtime, pj’s and clean teeth, one more story book and “thank you God for Grandma.” For even a third-time-new mom like me, twilight is the most anxious time of the day...

The Bible is full of stories, amazing stories of God working out His plan through the lives of ordinary people.  This collection of stories concluded nearly 2000 years ago, but that doesn’t mean that God stopped working out His plan through the lives of ordinary people...

In a couple weeks the colors will change. We’ll be surrounded by more green than brown. We’ll enjoy a stroll in the evening pink. We’ll marvel at the bits of lavender and yellow that pop up from the ground. In a couple of weeks our experience will change...

Do you carry your Bible with you on a daily basis or does it stay tucked away in a drawer at home? Today, we talk about how having a Bible handy helps you make the right choices, is like a cloak of armor and can even be like your spiritual bite of chocolate!

About this time a year ago, my weight was at the lowest point it has been since I was a teenager.  I had lost 30 pounds by refocusing my love for food to a love for God and by listening to the cues from my body about when to eat, what to eat, and how much...

With the big snow storm last week, we had a surprise week-long vacation at my house.  Snow Days!  Whoo hoo, right!? Growing up, snow days were wonderful because I got to do whatever I wanted all day long.  So, I am conditioned to spend my snow days like this as an adult, doing whatever I want to do...

I see posts on Facebook all the time telling women that we need to love ourselves more, take more time for ourselves, complement ourselves.  Unfortunately, what I don’t see is women feeling any better about their lives after doing these things.

This week we are all snowed in.  Streets are white, schools are closed, and the weatherman says it’s only going to get colder as the week continues.  But, it’s February and my family made a commitment to do a service project each month.