It was a perfect occurance that January 1st fell on a Sunday, and to have spent the day in church was the only way to begin a new year. During the service, the pastor shared this picture. It’s painted from Peter’s perspective. As a giant lump formed in my throat, I realized this is where I’ve been so often. Have you? As a point of reference, Matthew 14 tells the story of Peter actually walking on water. Well, until he didn’t. And that’s where he and I are similar. I like and

As I have written before, stepparenting can be a challenging endeavor. Perhaps more so, according to the research, for the stepmom than the stepdad. We are all so familiar (thanks Disney and various fairy tales! ) of the evil stepmom. She is almost an archetype. Such thinking though does little to help evolve those in […] via The “Mother” in Stepmother — Soul Healing Art #BlendedFamily #NewBeginnings #Mother #Divorce #Christian #Marriage #Children #Stress #Stepmother

Psalms 127:3-5 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. Yesterday was one of “those” days. With five kids, ranging from ages seven to fourteen, there are bound to be “those” days. I’ll be the first to confess that we have good kids. Like, really g