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I want my words to be a blessing to others, not a weapon against them.

What do you do when you're not ready for a baby?

I stood in line at the local courthouse--speeding ticket, driver's license, and proof of insurance in hand. On this particular Friday afternoon, the desk was short by one clerk and the line long by ten people.

Rest in Me, says the Lord. But sometimes that's hard to do.

A lot of life needs to happen without forethought. Here are a few things you can do without great pondering.

Without desolation and loss, hope cannot shine

Eighteen years ago, my husband and I each scribbled two names on ripped pieces of a receipt, and stuck them in a baseball cap.

How hard do I have to work, making myself over again and again, to be worthy?

Sometimes I forget life is the sum of each moment added together day by day, minute by minute.. As I race past those moments, I'm wasting them.

Ever have one of those days? Or weeks when no one notices how hard you're laboring to make sure their lives work?

My son came home yesterday and greeted me with a few of the most terrifying words a mom never wants to hear. "I almost got killed yesterday..."

As mom to three, I've donned hats I'd never expected to wear, but CANCER MOM was the hat that jolted me out of my complacent stupor.

Sometimes the little things mess me up, steal my joy, set me up for failure.

Do you ever feel like you're walking a fine line in your marriage, your parenting, your job? This week I found myself thinking a lot about fine lines. Can you relate?

A Mentor's Worth

Missing the beauty and wonder of God's Word?

Every moment I don't let go, fear eats away at me. I live in bondage to the terror that Kyle will die and leave me.

Before Christmas in 2004, our oldest son was diagnosed with leukemia

What if The Miracle did occur and I missed it? What if it had nothing to do with the end result and everything to do with the journey?

When you watch someone suffer, it's natural to ask where is the miracle? But what if the miracle isn't what you think it is?