Waiting for a King

As we approach this Christmas holiday we may have certain expectations of how everything will turn out—baking cookies, playing Christmas music, sending out cards, wrapping gifts, hanging lights, decorating a tree, etc.  These things set the stage and prepare us for the celebration of Christmas. Imagine if we didn’t decorate for Christmas, send out cards or […]

Confessions of a Married Woman

Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts.  Yet sometimes marriage can not feel like much of a gift. Marriage has been around since the beginning of time when God created Adam and Eve.  God  designed marriage to fulfill our need for companionship and demonstrate what it means to be in a covenant relationship with God—to […]

Confessions of a Working Mom

Sometimes I struggle as a mom who works outside the home, with not always having all the laundry done, all the dishes washed in the sink or homemade well balanced hot meals sitting on the table ready for my family to eat before 6 o’clock.  I struggle with not being at all the class parties, […]

Confessions of a Skinny Girl

How was your Thanksgiving?  Most of us are probably not feeling too skinny right now after eating tons of turkey, pie, mashed potatoes or whatever thanksgiving goodness we piled on our plates.  And then there were the pies!  Of course we have to try them all! I am known as the skinny girl.  The one […]

The Feast of the Tabernacles: Jesus and Us

I love talking to people about the Feasts of Tabernacles, because more often than not the deer-in-the-headlights look takes over their face.  Usually, “What is that?  I’ve never heard of the Feasts of Tabernacles before.”  In fact, you might have the same look and be thinking the same words right now.  But don’t stop reading, […]

7 Things the Enemy Can Never Change

Lately, it seems everywhere I look I see the enemy reeking havoc in this world.  I see his relentless attacks on marriages and relationships.  There is nothing holding the enemy back from targeting our children, the helpless, the vulnerable.  The enemy has been coming on fierce and strong using all tactics to carry out his evil plan […]