All Else Shall Fade

  What would you ask Jesus if He was sitting with you today? Let that sink in … take some time to think about it. And then, when you have that in mind, read on. See, it’s taken me some time to write this blog. Sometimes thoughts are too complex for words, they can be […]

If Your Approaches to Parenting Differ…

When people come into my counseling office with marital problems, I always ask them, “When did these things start to be a problem?” The majority of people trace it back to when they started having kids. This makes sense. When kids come along… You have to share your spouse’s attention with a very needy child. […]

At the Helm

  I love the little sparks. The nuggets of knowledge that make you want to learn more, to dig deeper, to ponder longer. Am I the only one who is getting tired of things right now? Tired of looking at the news, tired of talking about current events, tired of waiting, tired of all the […]

Firework Syndrome

A little over a year ago, my husband and I adopted our second dog, Nala. The shelter told us that she was half Bird Dog, half German Shepard and would grow up to be about as large and strong as our yellow lab. A year later and we’re left with the same sweet dog with […]

Living in Your Weakness

When I was in college, I worked at a day camp at a church near Atlanta. I had these three awesome summers of work, each better than the last. The last summer I had the opportunity to be the director of one of the sections of camp.  I feel like I was in the sweet […]

If You Disagree on Spending… (Part 1)

They say the three hot topics for marriage are sex, money, and communication. We talked about sex in the last post and we’ll put off communication till a later post. (See what I did there?) So, let’s talk about money. At one time or another, every marriage will have problems over money, and how to […]