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Book Reviews, Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Raising Big Kids with Supernatural Love (Book Review)

Gentleness is seen as a strong quality. In Proverbs 25:15b, “a gentle tongue can break a bone.”

Raising children is tough.

I don’t think it’s ever been easy to be a parent, but I do think that parenting now may be more of a challenge than in any other era.

As parents, we face unique difficulties that our parents and grandparents didn’t have to contend with. The internet didn’t exist in past generations and with its arrival came a whole host of issues we must now monitor, offer guidance for, and protect against. Continue Reading

April 9, 2016
Celebrity Interviews, Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Celebrity Interviews from Eternal Salvation (Part 2)

Welcome back for Part Two of my interview with Eternal Salvation costars Bradley Snedeker and Darren Dupree Washington!

Yesterday, I shared with  you my conversation with Bradley about his experience with this family-friendly, thought-provoking movie and I’ve had a wonderful response to this interview. Folks who hadn’t yet heard of this film are excited to see it and others were impressed with what they read during the interview. Continue Reading

March 29, 2016
Encouragement, Health, Life Is Beautiful

Christmas: An Extra Place at the Table

This is the season of light.  Thanksgiving is past. We’ve already done our Black Friday binge-shopping for the year.

I see more trees being put up this weekend than I ever remember being put up so soon in the season in previous years. The decorations, trees, and lights inspire me to start decorating our own home.

But in this season of sparkling tinsel and twinkling lights, there’s a darker side we don’t always think about, or want to. For many people, this season of togetherness, generosity, and family presents a viciously painful battle. Continue Reading

November 29, 2015
Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Faith Like Fireflies

On warm summer nights, I lay in bed beneath my cool sheets, next to warm husband and a snoring pug, and I wait for the appearance of the fireflies. My bay window comes to life with their lights as the fireflies appear first one, then another, then several. They arrive just a few feet from where my head rests on my pillow and I end my day enchanted by their light and presence.

I’ve always been delighted by fireflies. When I was a child, I’d sit impatiently on the wooden swing in our yard, my gaze fixed on the nearby woods, waiting for the charming creatures to flicker and enchant me with their warm glow. I was (and still am) captivated by these “bugs” who were lights. I had an ardent affection for fireflies that were to me, magical… Continue Reading

August 2, 2015