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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 cameContinue reading “Don’t Miss the Blessing in the Rain”

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 planningContinue reading “Keep the Box, Mama”

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,Continue reading “Book Update: Sketches coming soon!”

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 bigContinue reading “Living Out Your Dreams and Writing a Book”

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 moreContinue reading “Your good or His best?”

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 weContinue reading “Finding Joy in a Rainy Day”