“Do not forsake wisdom and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.” Proverbs 4:6
Follow The Star (Scavenger Hunt for Kiddos…)
Merry Christmas! For those of you with younger children, I wanted to share a little "Follow the Star" Scavenger Hunt I did when my girls were younger. (Can you tell who's preparing a Sunday School lesson for tomorrow morning...) Employing some clip art, envelopes,...
Why We Don’t Believe in Santa
Those who know me know that I take no delight in stirring up trouble. But since everything we do and don’t do as parents teaches our children, and I'm pretty passionate about intentional parenting, I feel compelled to express a few thoughts on the matter of presenting...
Motherhood vs. Ministry: Conflict or Complement?
Over a decade ago when in the throes of parenting a preschooler, a toddler and a baby, I attended a regional ladies conference that had invited a prominent Christian speaker. By this point in my life, I had dabbled in Christian women’s speaking engagements and was...
A Tribute to My Pastor
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” Proverbs 3:27 There are a couple special people to whom good is due. And since it is in my power to give it, I’d like to share a tribute to my pastor: Five years...
Confessions of a Reluctant Blogger
“Who is the man who fears the Lord? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.” Psalm 25:12-13 I’m back. Sorry for the long hiatus, but I had some thinking to do. I’ll tell...
A Call To Die (Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?)
Every once in a while, we are privileged to cross paths with people that we immediately discover to be kindred spirits, as Anne of Green Gables would say. Bosom friends. (I have to use that word because my girls cringe when I do and I'll be making them read this...
Build It or Break It
“The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.” Proverbs 14:1 Today you have a choice. And tomorrow. And the day after that. As women establishing our households, which we’ll define as the atmosphere, habits and...
Meet Heather
So, I went to my second writer’s conference this past May. Officially, I went for instruction, professional networking and agent hunting. As beneficial as all those reasons proved to be, I have to admit to finding greater enjoyment in some less official perks....
Untouchable – A Tale of Two Critters
“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Prov. 29:25 As a boy, when my dad wasn’t in a fistfight, terrorizing his mother or hustling the neighbours for spare change to buy Band-Aids for his brother who had supposedly, been “mauled...
Got Followers?
“In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.” Proverbs 14:28 On Sunday, I went to a retirement celebration for one of the greatest men I am privileged to know. He’s not a man of great physical stature or intimidating...