Don’t Miss the Blessing in the Rain
Recently we had a huge outdoor event at church. I mean food trucks, inflatables, ax throwing, laser tag, fireworks! (Huge props to the Hopewell Discipelship Team!) Months of planning and organizing. Hours of prep time before and that day. Everything within their control was planned, mapped and labeled. Despite all the planning. the rain came…
Keep the Box, Mama
Boxes are magical things. Don’t believe me?! Just ask a kid. Boxes can be cars and spaceships. They can be castles or cottages. Caves or tunnels. Creation is only limited by imagination. Last night, we had a couple of empty boxes from an Amazon delivery and my son asked to keep them. I was planning…
April Fools’ Day…No Foolin’
I will never look at April Fools’ Day the same way again! Eleven years ago today, our family was in Swansboro celebrating Easter as we did when we could (ministry families sometimes have a hard time getting together). My family was down and we were all visiting Matt’s family (our families are very close, but…
Book Update: Sketches coming soon!
I heard from my publisher last week and I should have my first draft sketches this week! Eek! This is all so surreal. It was more difficult than I thought to describe the images in my head. As I wrote Ellie’s story, I could envision all the scenes in vivid detail. But for the book,…
Living Out Your Dreams and Writing a Book
Dreams can be scary. Dreams are those big ideas that we are too scared to share. They often live in the backs of our minds and hearts, the space we hesitate to let anyone see. What if we fail? What if we look foolish? What if no one understands? But what if…What if that big…
Make Room — My Song of the Day
I can hear the same song over and over. Sing the words without even thinking about them. Hum the melody throughout the day. But then one time, the lyrics can hit me like they never have. It’s as though my spirit is consumed by them. Sometimes they just shake me up. Wreck me to my…
Your good or His best?
Sometimes you just don’t get your way. My little came to me the other day and wanted a honey bun. Before dinner. In 5 minutes. From his perspective, he’s hungry and this will fix it. That makes sense and it’s a great idea. But as his mom, I know he’ll be having a much more…
Waymaker
On Sunday, I have the privilege of sharing our story with the women of Hopewell Baptist Church through their Embrace Ministry. During this session I’ll be sharing scripture and songs that mean a lot to me. So here are a few freebies that I’ll be sharing during that time! Embrace Phone Wallpaper Save the above…
Finding Joy in a Rainy Day
Easter Sunday was gorgeous! Sunny, warm, bright. The perfect spring day. And then Monday came. Cold, rain, gray. But that didn’t dampen the spirits of my little one. He was excited to wear his rain boots to school and he wore them all day even though it rained too much for playground time. When we…
3 Secrets You Never Knew About Mid-Year Goal Check-ins
2020 has been a crazy year! What goals did you set for this year? And do you feel like you’re on-target or sidetracked? Do you even remember those goals? #goalsetter #goals #abundantly #2020 #secrets #success #mymklife
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