Setbacks and Surprises are part of intentional living and are beneficial. My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. When pregnant with our second child, Gene’s job was unexpectedly terminated. He was without work for five months. In the 2008 stock market crash we lost a considerable amount of the […]
Read More...Month: January 2014
Why Be There for Your Kids?
“I’ve really appreciated and taken for granted my parents always being available. I never had to wonder where my parents were or when they were getting home. During high school, when I came home I usually spent the night in my room. But I always knew that if I wanted […]
Read More...New Series: Living an Intentional Life Minus the Stress: Need a Plan
Disclaimer: Yes, I recently wrote about the value of just being with Jesus (January 15 blog). At times we need time to rest. Then we need to live the life God has for us while staying at the feet of Christ. It’s a challenging lifestyle and it’s the […]
Read More...Why Our Family Vacations Are Just Us
Those of you who know me know that living my priorities is my lifeblood. I believe Jesus exemplified this in His life. He often talked about living the plans and doing the work God gave Him to do (John 5:30, 36; John 6:38). That is my goal as […]
Read More...Anybody Else Tired?
Anybody else tired? I’m not so much tired physically as I am tired of trying to fulfill all the to-do lists posted on all forms of social media. I know. I’ve posted my share and I’m sure I will in the future. The experts tell us we like lists. […]
Read More...Perspective for Parenting a Challenging Child
“You can’t fix or save your child, and it is not your responsibility to do so. This attitude goes back to the lies we believe as parents–if we were better parents, our kids would be strong Christians. What a fallacy! God is the perfect parent, but His kids are not […]
Read More...The ice skates will be idle for weeks, maybe months. The girls went back to college this morning. Honestly, it was hard. Katie was the last to leave. I closed the door after watching her drive away and felt a little nauseous. The house was crazy quiet. No more […]
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