What Have We Become?
After finishing “Stranger Things Season 2,” which was fun, family friendly, and just plain great writing, my husband and I were looking for a new series to watch on Netflix. Gotta love December, when the days are short and the evenings are long. There has to be something good...
VOTE! Just Do It!
VOTE! Just do it! If for no other reason than the Supreme Court appointments that will be chosen by the next president. Who is appointed will greatly impact religious freedom. We have been losing this freedom more and more. But more importantly, just vote and forget about it. Everything...
My Vanity Fast Part 3: THE CHALLENGE
In Part 1 and Part 2 we talked about what beauty is not, so let’s talk about what beauty is. Beauty is an older woman at church who is struggling with a family that is falling apart. Even through the tears, she is praising her God because His is good. Beauty...
My Vanity Fast and the 4 deceptions of beauty: Part 2
Read part 1 here A couple weeks ago I was chatting with my youngest daughter on our sun porch. “Emily is so much prettier than I am,” she said. Emily, My oldest, is sixteen and curvy. Jessica is skinny—she takes after her father. No matter what I say to Jessica, she can’t...
My Vanity Fast and the 4 deceptions of beauty: Part 1
Five weeks ago, I started my second annual summer vanity fast. Woo hoo! Not vanityfest mind you, . . . . vanity FAST! (a very important distinction, indeed) What is a vanity FAST, you might ask? Instead of giving up food, I am giving up makeup for five weeks. Vanity is an...
Margin or The Rat Race
After 14 exhausting but wonderful years of raising kids and homeschooling for a few of them, I am finding that my life is finally calming down. I am incredibly blessed to now have time and margin in my life. About a year ago, I discontinued homeschooling when my husband and...
Awake, sleep no more!
On the treadmill this morning I noticed something as I was watching Good Morning America. The thought hit me that, this isn’t real. I usually flip between the Today show and GMA when I am working out in the morning. As I watched the polished hosts banter with one another...