A Mustard Seed

Yesterday, I went to lunch with a dear friend of mine.  I left the restaurant pumped and ready to conquer the world.  In fact, I was ready to sign up for a completely different career path and jump into the sea of hard work, fun and making some serious dough! I raced...

Don’t Forget Who You’re Dealing with…

Have you ever had a bad day that turned into a week, month, or maybe even a year?  Did you wonder what you had done to deserve such a rotten lot in life?  Or why if you had any luck at all, it would only be of the dreadful sort? Perhaps you’ve never been in this kind...

Teach Your Children Well

Today was a first.  Chase came home from school and went upstairs while I was tending to Jake and his friend who had come home for a play date. After I got the two older ones settled, I asked Chase where his folder was that gives a report on his daily behavior in...

Jumpstarting Your Faith

Living in and with faith is down-right hard.   Sigh. In my humanness, I struggle with believing in something I’ve never seen, heard or touched.  Not only is it difficult to wrap my mind around the unseen, but it’s even harder to live faithfully to Jesus Christ in a...

Encouragement

When I started blogging these GEMs over a year ago, I was on a mission to spread a little encouragement to help others while using my gift of writing.  Much to my surprise I think I’ve been encouraged the MOST! I have been amazed by the outpouring of support,...