A couple of weeks ago my friend Amy lost her husband. This makes the sixth friend in my life who has become a widow. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain of losing the love of your life. It’s a club each of us hope we’ll never have membership...
Dear Jill, I deal with ‘guilty daughter syndrome’ as I don’t go visit my parents that often and they only live 25 minutes away. We see them a lot at my kids’ sporting events (but no sports during the winter months right now) and for some reason...
Welcome! If you heard today’s Focus on the Family program, I’m so glad you dropped by to say hello! This is a safe place where we talk about all the wonderful and messy stuff of life. If you would like to stay connected, please subscribe so you can get...
Today’s post is an excerpt from my Real Moms…Real Jesus book. If you have little ones…this is for you! If you don’t have little ones, would you share it with a mama who does? She needs to know she’s not alone and that Jesus is a friend...
We’d been married just about six months and lived on the west side of Indianapolis. Mark drove a delivery truck all over Indiana for his family’s glass and plastics business. He’d been in southern Indiana that day and I was waiting for him to come...
One of the best parts of what I get to do as a speaker is meet so many wonderful people. January and February have been quiet months for us. It was a perfect window of time for me to rotator cuff repair surgery. Unfortunately my body seems to scar internally a little...
If you hang out on Facebook, you might have noticed I’ve been a little more active with daily Facebook LIVE videos. I’ve also been posting more often on my blog. There’s a good reason for those changes and it’s one I’m very excited to share with you! God’s really been...
On the eve of Thanksgiving, I want you to know I’m grateful for YOU! I love hanging out in the cyberworld with you. I love hearing your ideas and benefiting from your wisdom when we interact! I truly hope tomorrow and the coming days are filled with family and...
“The Sound of Music” is one of my favorite musicals and “These Are A Few of My Favorite Things” is one of my favorite songs in the musical! It’s one that I find myself humming without even realizing it. That’s why I’ve...
Understanding ourselves and understanding others are two key components in improving relationships. Do you have a friend who drives you crazy? She probably has a different personality style than you do. In our book Better Together, my daughter Anne and I talk quite a...
It took forever for me to understand that taking care of ME is taking care of my FAMILY. I hesitated spending money on attending a conference or a class that bettered me. I said no to opportunities to spend time with girlfriends because “my family needs...
It only took ten months, but we finally finished! Bless Mark’s heart, he would do remodels all day for his Sawhorse Homes business and come home to do our remodel on nights and weekends. It was a labor of love for all of us, but particularly challenging for...
I was a stay-at-home mom for over twenty years. In fact, my first book, Professionalizing Motherhood was written specifically for moms at home. It’s still in print and making a difference in the lives of moms at home all over the world. Today’s post was...
Dad, I am so grateful for you. You showed me how to love. You have always showed unconditional love. You showed me how to lead. I watched you lead at work, at church, and in the community. You shared with me your love of music. I loved doing community theater with you...
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