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I recently read the story of a woman and her daughter who were in a rather traumatic car accident. The daughter was asleep in the passenger side which, as it turns out, is what saved her from greater injury. The emergency responders on the scene told the mother that had her daughter saw the car…

There are large holes in the walls. Doors are being knocked out.  Flooring is being removed. It is demolition time in our new house project. The house has great “bones”, it just needs to function a little differently then it does right now. It has bared witness to young families, a ton of firsts and…

I had the pleasure of hiking in the mountains of Colorado this past weekend. The weather was cool, the foliage was dense and green, there weren’t many bugs, and the environment was serene and peaceful. When my friend and I set off on the trail, our goal was to reach the top and view the…

During Old Testament days, Joshua was dividing the Promised Land amongst the twelve tribes. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons, felt that they should have more land than they had received to accommodate all of the people in their tribes. So Joshua agreed to extend their territory up into the mountain region. The…

I so rarely have the chance to enjoy a cool evening in August in Texas, so you can imagine how disappointed I was when an unexpected guest showed up. While visiting with a friend on the back deck the other week, a pesky mosquito kept buzzing around making a pest of itself. It didn’t take…

You know how it goes; you’re driving down the road, taking in the scenery when all of the sudden you hear the familiar, computer-generated command… Recalculating! Sometimes we can zone out and ignore the turn-by-turn directions we are receiving, other times we feel we know a better way to go. Either way, the result is…

“I can do it myself.” “I don’t need to rely on someone else to get things done.” “I’ll figure out a way to make it happen…” Does any of this sound familiar? Have you heard people say these things? Have you said them yourself? Why are we so determined to do things on our own…

My husband and I have been touring homes lately to see if we may want to start the next chapter of our lives in a new location. On the surface, we look for the functionality of a good floor plan, evaluate the beauty of updated decorative features, and consider what the surrounding area looks and…

I don’t know about you, but I receive a lot of encouragement through worship music. For me, it is an easy way to align my thoughts with God in the midst of my everyday life. Recently, I have been considering a song called Under my Feet by Zach Williams. The song describes becoming aware of…

While scrolling through Facebook the other day, a picture caught my attention. It was of a young mom holding a small child who had fallen asleep in her arms. The image was the epitome of peace, comfort, and rest and I could almost feel the slow, calm breath of the little one snoozing without a…