Gifts. Life gives them to us. Sometimes we rip the paper and packaging in excited fury. Sometimes we slowly untangle the tissue paper and...
This past November, my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a marriage conference in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted by New Birth Ministry Center....
I don't like Halloween. Every year though, I sew until my fingers bleed and I plan coordinating family costumes. I don't like gravy. I...
I suspect I may receive a few eye rolls after writing the following sentence, but the longest time I have spent away from my...
Confidence and self-esteem and a little vanity are traits admired in men. Not often will you hear, "WOW. He's really stuck on himself!" when...
I love a clean house, but I hate cleaning. I love an empty dishwasher, but I hate unloading it. I love folded laundry, but...
My son is soon to be three years old. Where has the time gone? The days of his little rolly polly baby body are...
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." —Annie Dillard
The baby had gone down with relative ease; I'd just...
Unlike our children, whose spirits and personalities are gifted to us via very little say of our own, we have a great deal of control over...
Members of the LGBTQIA+ community are celebrated during Pride Month, which has recently passed. However, there is one group that is often dismissed by...
Last week I looked like a crazy bag lady. And then a crazy, ticked off bag lady.
While carrying my 42-pound toddler, my big-arse patriotic...
We're coming up on the holidays, and you know what that means! I'm not talking about packed malls, decadent food, and the sweet crooning...
I’ve been compelled to write something like this for a while. I feel like it is something that is often unspoken but needs to be...
I first lost my virginity when I was a teenager. I knew all about birth control and safe sex, I wasn't afraid to talk...

























