Scared to Death

Death is so very strange.  It happens to everyone.  We even know it will happen to us.  Some of us are scared of it.  Others seem shocked when it does happen.  And then there are those that laugh, live and are completely at peace with the reality of their impending...

Using Your Gifts to Glorify God

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill This quote has been stuck in my head as I’ve reflected and revised my resolutions for the new year this week.  Since I would like to be a different (i.e. more God-fearing and...

Finding Your Passion

What do you want to be when you grow up? I’ve been working diligently to answer this question for myself.  It’s not that I was unhappy or unfulfilled or that I looked back on my life with regret; it’s that I was lacking a sense of purpose and significance.  I felt...

Now What?

Toys are strewn all over the house, dirty dishes are stacked in the sink and the garbage can is filled to overflowing.  The boys are playing quietly upstairs with new toys and watching new movies. (Yes, even the “big” boy is playing with his new toys, too.)  Sigh....

Kids and Christmas

When I think of teaching my two sons about what Christmas is truly all about, I start to shake in my boots!  (Cute, brown, leather five-inchers from Nordstrom would be preferable!) Me and kids and Christmas?  AND I have to teach something??  You must be kidding....