Join Me for Some Morning Music

Oct 19, 2014 | Faith, Videos - VLOGS

It’s always interesting how various aspects of my real life never makes it to my online life and vice versa. This is one of them. Many in my real life and church don’t know I have a blog and most of you don’t know I’m involved with music. 🙂...
The Gift of Multi Generations

The Gift of Multi Generations

Sep 21, 2014 | Faith

“Honey, with summer break beginning, I’ve signed you up as a weekly volunteer at the nursing home.” I’ll never forget that simple declaration uttered by my mom. Life, as this freshman in high school knew it, was over. Dread, discomfort, and nerves set in. This...
Let’s Stop Editing Our Lives

Let’s Stop Editing Our Lives

Aug 10, 2014 | Faith, Intentional Living

Snuggled on the sofa with my 15-year-old daughter, we scrolled through her Instagram feed together. 100, 115, 125 “likes” became a theme on each photo and it became clear that she’d found some committed “followers.” “Wow, Abby, your last picture got 139 likes,” our...
The Power of a Blessing Your Children

The Power of a Blessing Your Children

Jun 27, 2014 | Faith, Intentional Living, Parenting

My eyes perused our front porch. Scattered throughout sat men and their families. From all backgrounds and walks of life, these men symbolized the legacy and heritage of time well spent. Men of discipline, men of character, men who invested time in our son over the...
Who Will Defend Me?

Who Will Defend Me?

May 22, 2014 | Faith

 I stumbled down the stairs, willing myself to the downstairs bathroom. I’ve never understood the draw of the early morning hours and at seventeen years old, those hours were tortuous. Mornings provided predictability. Never a day went by when my parents weren’t...