Do you ever experience situations where God presents you with opportunities (a.k.a., tests) in the areas of trust and faith and you feel that you fall short? I sure do! I sometimes allow anxiety, fear or frustration to take hold before looking to the Lord for guidance. Despite witnessing growth ...

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Isn’t that the $10,000 question for most believers? What is God’s will for my life? How do I discern what he wants me to do? What if I make the wrong decision? The what-if’s threaten to overwhelm us. For some, the struggle is primarily with the weightier choices in life ...

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This is my beautiful baby girl – taking some of her first steps at her grandmother’s house in 1990. Don’t you love that 1970’s era carpet? My daughter was around nine months old in this photo. She had her whole life ahead of her. And I, as her mother, contemplated many ...

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Positive home test January 1, 2023 – Happy New Year! I’ve been distracted over the holiday season and haven’t taken the time to blog recently. I guess I have plenty of time now to do so, as I’m holed up in my office/extra room convalescing with Covid-19. Yep, started feeling off ...

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With November being recognized as National Adoption Month, I didn’t want to let the month slip by without recognizing it in a post. Adoption is near and dear to my heart for a couple reasons. The first reason: this guy Our adopted son a few days after his birth My son. No, ...

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“Keep up with the Joneses” – Try to emulate or not be outdone by one’s neighbors (Google-Oxford Languages) This is not my house. It probably belongs to the Joneses – and yes, it is lovely. (actually, it’s from Pexels.com) Before the days of social media I wasn’t as aware of what the ...

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After a break of almost two decades, another family member hopped on the orthodontia train last Friday morning. This time it’s our soon-to-be-teenage son. Both my adult children had braces when they were younger, and my daughter had a palate expander initially. It wasn’t a big surprise that our youngest ...

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Grand Canyon – South Rim just before sunsetSaguaro – King Canyon TrailSaguaro National ParkWhite Sands National ParkGuadalupe Mountains National ParkCarlsbad Caverns National ParkDriving up Mt. Lemmon – TucsonPetrified Forest National Park (Painted Desert Area)Petrified Forest National ParkSomewhere in the mountains northeast of Taos, NMGarden of the Gods – Colorado ...

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Life can be hectic – especially so in certain seasons (i.e., raising small children, working long hours, caring for others). Your local supermarket is super convenient. Is it really worth it to spend time comparing prices with other stores? (Spoiler – the answer is yes!) Having worked as an accountant my ...

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Praise God for sumatriptan (and Excedrin). I sincerely mean this! I am a migraine sufferer and have been since I was in my teens – four decades now. That’s a lot of headaches and plans blown to smithereens. Any of you who have ever experienced one know of what I speak. ...

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