In the early hours of the morning, I turned to the side table, as usual, to take a drink from my water bottle— my mouth was so dry

Me to my hubby, Philip in my tired turn over reach out and snuggle moment: “Do you know what’s the best thing about how bad things are?” Him to me: “Jesus......

I was thinking this morning about the things I let seize my day... discouragement, anger, frustration... something as minimal as getting the wrong coffee whe...

In this age of tech, many have already been made aware of some amazing news. Someone you don’t know in someplace you haven’t been has a million dollars you h...

I grew up watching The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. In fact, I can remember how his voice had the capacity to calm you as happy little autumn trees receive...

Joanne Cash may carry the talent and legendary last name of her big brother Johnny, but her heart is not centered on recognition or gold records. She is comp...

I pulled this list from my own #barefacedbride experience of 23 years. However, before any of you ladies get upset with me, I want to clarify. I didn’t make ...

One of the greatest miracles in my Dad’s life happened in the last few months that he was on this earth. In one day, one heart attack took him from the place...

I remember the day clearly as anything— in a time of prayer God spoke to me and said: "Don't ever tell Me what I can't do with your life." It's funny, I coul...

In my neck of Missouri, we have a saying, If you don’t like the weather, don’t worry; it will be changing tomorrow. You can probably tell because in this col...

Lauren Daigle has burst into music stardom like a firecracker. Audiences immediately took notice of Lauren when the first single from her debut album, How Ca...

Faith ... Hope... Love I've always found even the sequence of the words quite interesting. I've always found hope as a close kin to faith.... In fact, I thin...

This is my favorite way to do creative reflection. 1. I look for a photo that inspires me. (This is IMPORTANT: It needs to be a photo free for commercial use...

If I had to describe how my creative mind works, I would say picture a white room full of baboons and buckets of paint. Let them loose for about a good 30 mi...

Sometimes I spend so much time thinking about getting to my destinations and life mile stones; that I only give a passing glance to who I am in Christ. Why d...

I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was a Wednesday morning during one of my family's ever-chaotic attempts to get out of the house. I was in multi-t...

I'm not gonna lie when I received my diagnosis of Bipolar type one with "psychotic episodes" I felt that I had been dealt the biggest "cone of shame" on the ...

When my brain broke, I thought that was the end. My life as a writer was over. I couldn't write. It was hard to speak. I barely could think to drive. I had a...

I’ve never felt, well, you know, refined. In fact, I highly doubt I could make it past the appetizer round in a meal with the Queen. Honestly, I’d probably g...

“A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY YOU KNOW YOUR GETTING OLD WHEN EVERYONE IN COLLEGE LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE IN JUNIOR HIGH.“But the true reality check is when the things that...