Mom, I won’t pretend you were a perfect mother, but I know that you loved me as perfectly as you could. We both wish you had taught me how to cook, keep house and mix and match my clothes, but … Continue reading →…
When it comes to eating, we develop habits that usually start in our childhood. Some of these habits are good and some are not so good. I have heard from so many people who grew up being told, “you can’t have dessert until you finish all the food on your plate”. I know parents don’t …
Sometimes my purse gets incredibly heavy while I’m lugging it around day in and day out. When I finally decide to figure out what is making it so weighed down, usually it’s a random toy or some other heavy object that I don’t need to be carrying around, but have forgotten is in there. One time it wa…
We are surrounded by broken people. And oh yeah, we don’t always get it right either, do we? The heartache of watching others struggle and go a way we wish they wouldn’t feels like it will rip you apart.…
Mom, I won’t pretend or try to flatter you by saying you were a perfect mother. But you loved me as perfectly as you could. I know you wish you had taught me how to cook, keep house, or even … Continue reading →…
God knows we’re not equipped to shoulder anxieties, worries and concerns – our own or anybody else’s. We can cast (or throw) whatever causes us distress onto His huge shoulders. Whenever we try to do anything (including helping someone in trouble) or bear anything (including depression) in our own strength, we become physically and emotionally drained. Then, rather than experiencing a breakthrough, we end up discouraged and worse off.…