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My daughter is a gifted athlete. She has been given many natural physical abilities from God. From the time she was 3 months old, many people confirmed her unusual strength and her persistent spirit. So, the expectation that she would be a great athlete, if she chose to, has always been there. But, she is also introverted and shy in new environments with lots of people. This made that first gymnastic class extremely tough for me to sit...

As I woke up today, I asked God to give me some inspiration for this post. By mid-morning,  I wasn’t feeling very inspired.  I was already wound pretty tight, eye twitching, claws bared, not very enjoyable to be around.  And that’s actually when it hit me– that moment of divine revelation. But honestly, it really felt more like the sting of conviction.  It came like a palm to the forehead; reminiscent of a V8 commercial….I should’ve had this light-bulb moment...

Have you heard the country song, “I Just Want to be Mad for Awhile” by Teri Clark?    One of my kiddos can throw the most spectacular tantrums, especially when she was a three year old.  These tantrums could come out of no where. Sometimes they began when I had to say no to something she wanted. But sometimes, they appeared out of nowhere.   

Last night I worked at the after-prom party for my oldest daughter.  She is a junior and that is the job for the parents of the juniors at her school.  We were actually the chair persons for the games committee for after-prom party….but that is a different story.  As I was saying, I was hard at work, from midnight to 3:30am at the afterprom party, supervising the games.  I walked around at midnight to start our part of the prom...

We as Christ-followers are called to be influencers. We are called to be set apart and holy (Lev. 20:26, Heb. 10:10) and in doing so influence (Matt. 5:16) the world around us for God’s good.  In my church, we are studying through the bible with a reading plan call Love this Book. I have been challenged again about God’s beautiful design to have His people look different from the other people around them. Different in a way that is intriguing...

Our first adopted child joined us as the fourth child in our family.  When we told our parents/siblings we were adopting, there were questions and doubts.  Many had a story of someone who had adopted a child who ruined their life, was a “black seed”….(oh my word)……and we had to stand firm and with conviction tell our family that our decision to adopt came from a call from the Lord and a long season of prayer and discussion……..