Ever go through a season in life where you just know that God is teaching you something. And part of that is opening your eyes to the pain in other peoples’ lives. I have been blessed beyond measure. My life has been sheltered from so much pain. Then at the end of January I had a miscarriage. Even typing those …
Amazing Grace
Last night my mom and I went to see Amazing Grace. It has me inspired and ready to run to the library to track down biographies on William Wilberforce and William Pitt. I left the theater thinking, “God, can You use me like that?” But you know what? William Wilberforce had a dream that took YEARS to see to fruition. …
Interview with Author Trish Perry
Today, I am delighted to bring you an interview with my friend and fellow author Trish Perry. Her second book Too Good To Be True released this month. As soon as I read it, I’ll post a review, but I am fully expecting a rollicking fun time laced with some “Ouch, I can apply that to me” moments. I LOVED …
Guest Blogger: Seven Insider Tips for Pioneer Parents: Part One
My friend Mary DeMuth is the author of two novels and a couple parenting books. She will be on Family Life Today March 22 and 23 and gave me permission to post this article about pioneer parenting. I hope it blesses you today! 4. Understand that parenting is not outside-in, but inside-out. I used to think parenting successfully meant finding …
Guest Blogger: Seven Insider Tips for Pioneer Parents Part One
My friend Mary DeMuth is the author of two novels and a couple parenting books. She will be on Family Life Today March 22 and 23 and gave me permission to post this article about pioneer parenting. I hope it blesses you today! Some of us grew up in stable, Christ-loving homes. Others did not. What happens when people from …
The Winter Pearl
The Winter Pearl is the first book of Molly Bull’s that I have read. In it you will be transported back to 1888 Colorado, a time far removed from ours. Life was harsh and often filled with difficult choices. In this book Honor McCall is running from an uncle who wants to force her to marry him. To escape she …
Review: Midnight Sea
“A seemingly random shooting at her aunt’s coffee farm has left Lani Tagama blind. Now she must learn to navigate in a world of darkness. With the help of an embittered ex-cop, Ben, and a half-trained guide dog, Fisher, Lani discovers she can regain a shadow of her former independence. “But strange and dangerous secrets lurk behind the beauty of …
Legal Snippets: It’s all about Employment Law
American teenagers are working too much in dangerous and unsupervised conditions according to a new study released in the March issue of Pediatrics. The results come from a 2003 study of 928 teenagers by University of North Carolina. Teens under the age of sixteen are not supposed to work past 7 p.m. under federal regulations, but often do. There are …
Post on Dreaming with God
My post this week on Generation NeXt Parenting is a challenge to stretch our dreams. You know the verse: Proverbs 29:18 — without a vision the people perish. Well, pop over to Generation NeXt Parenting today to see what I’m writing about. It’s time to expand our dreams for how God can use us. Let’s dust off our deeply held …
Lawyer Stories
The Secretary from our office circulated this one on Friday. I have no idea where she got it from, but thought it was pretty good.———– THE BEST LAWYER STORY SO FAR THIS YEAR – 2007 One afternoon a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to …