• Cherry on Top Award

    Special thanks to Mandi at Life After Placing for the “Cherry On Top” Award:1. Link to the person who gave it to you!2. Pass it on to 5 more people!3. Leave a comment on their blog telling them about it! My top 5 blogs picks are (in no particular order):1. Life is a Bowl of Wedgies2. Verner Verbiage3. Chiaroscuro4. YPastors Wives5. Tightening the Corset…Again Check…

  • Tell me my child did not say that!

    Tonight a friend of mine who is in ministry was in town to speak at a Women’s Conference and we met beforehand for dinner. My daughter and her best friend joined us. While we were chatting, I made a comment about how few teenagers today know who Bathsheba is in the Bible. My darling daughter said, “I don’t know who she is.” Well, perhaps she’s…

  • Movie Review: To Save a Life

    I don’t ordinarily write movie reviews, but I couldn’t resist this one. The movie, To Save a Life, is a must see for anyone with adolescent children or who works with teenagers (I don’t recommend letting children watch it.) This movie does an excellent job of addressing suicide, teen pregnancy, drinking, drugs, cutting, and more. When someone we love dies by suicide, we often beat…

  • Too much, too skinny!

    Yesterday a friend and I decided to take our daughters on a Mother/Daughter fun day. We surprised the girls by taking them to Six Flags. While the rides were tons of fun, I was appalled by the things I saw. It was too much for me to keep quiet! While you wait in line, televisions are intentionally placed to grab your attention. In the past,…

  • The hug that spoke volumes!

    After an insanely long weekend, I was utterly exhausted Sunday afternoon. I took a long nap after church and when I woke up, my daughter came over and hugged me for what seemed like an eternity. It was precious. That evening on the way to a party at a friend’s house, I asked, “Do you know what the best part of my day was today?”…