I have not been the wife or mother that I long to be lately. I’ve been terse, curt and snappy. My compassion has waned of late. In desperation I turned to the one place I could find lasting help – The Bible. I am still prayerfully working on allowing the Word of God to transform me to be more like …
Have you ever wondered how in the world my family and I ended up halfway around the world from home? Do you ever wonder why I started writing? Well today, dear friend, you’re in luck because all your questions will be answered! Well, maybe not all, but I’m telling a little bit of my story over at The Better Mom. …
Have you ever been to a particular place upteenmillion times, and on the upteenmillionandfirst time you go, you notice something absolutely amazing? Something that had been there the whole time but you had been so immersed in you own stuff you had never seen it? I had one such experience recently and it was such a good and valuable reminder …
It seems as though much of what we hear about in Christian circles these days is balance. Balance in our homes, balance in our Spiritual lives, balance in our health. However, my family is living proof that sometimes balance just isn’t possible, and that’s ok. I’m over at The Better Mom today addressing what we can do in times when …
Have you ever had a God speak to you so clearly there was no doubt it was His voice you were hearing? Has He ever used a totally random, completely unlikely source through which to do it? How about a pair of water-wrinkled feet with chipped nail polish?? Join me at The Better Mom today as I share How An …
Hey there, fellow moms. Have you ever put your kids in a time out when either their behavior or attitude wasn’t matching up to your expectations? Or what you knew they were capable of? How about yourself? Have you ever felt the tensions rising, temper shortening in your own heart? Have you ever put yourself in a time out? Join …
Has life ever collided around you so hard that you just have no. idea. what to do? Join me at a The Better Mom today as I share 5 Things To Do When You Don’t Know What to Do. If you’ve just clicked over from The Better Mom, I want to extend the warmest welcome to you! Grab a cuppa …
You all know that we live in a wee little village in rural Ireland. We love it. It’s quaint, green, lush. The people are incredible and you can’t beat the tea! While life there is not perfect, it certainly is an adventure. One of the many blessings we’ve been given while living there is the opportunity to pursue our creative …
There have been several times in my life during which I’ve felt particularly useless. Times when life seemed to be not only lacking opportunities to use my gifts and talents, but almost seems to be deliberately blocking the use of them. I feel these times more acutely as a mother than another other time of my life thus far. On …
It’s the third installment of the Comfy Pregnancy Series over at The Better Mom today! We’re talking abut preparing our bodies, and babies, for labor/delivery/and birth, even if you are having a c-section! Come join us and share you favorite ways to gear yourself up for the big day! If you’ve clicked over from The Better Mom, you’re very welcome …