Ireland Blog Series #1 This is post #1 of a blog series I’m writing including pictures of the recent amazing trip I took with our precious, beautiful daughter Leah. We took so many pictures with our phones that I need
“Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” (John Updike) Today has been another rainy day in Butler, Missouri (a suburb of Kansas City). As I got my hair cut
Recently I had the honor of being asked to speak to a group of preschool teachers in Independence, Missouri. While usually I give my personal testimony or share about the fairy tale of Cinderella and her unique glass slippers, as
Tomorrow is July 4th, our country’s Independence Day. Our nation’s motto is “In God we trust.” Sadly, I think that as a nation, we’ve come a really long way from that. Today’s frightening news headlines were prophesied in the book
“If God cares about us and delights in us and therefore cares about the things we care about as a Father cares for the joy in His children, then we can exhale…He put the very ability to long in my
Today is the first day of summer (you can get great summer deals today, including a free small blizzard at Dairy Queen), when it’s the longest day of the year in the U.S. and the shortest day of the year
It’s Saturday night and as I sit here writing in my messy mom bun, grey “Stay Strong” T-shirt, and black yoga pants, waiting on my pepperoni pizza to be delivered (special $10 coupon), the world seems a little too
You have probably heard the news that successful Fashion Designer Kate Spade, age 55, was found dead in her New York apartment two days after she died by her housekeeper in Kate’s New York apartment. Social media has blown
It is storming tonight. A few minutes ago, I received an Emergency Alert on my phone that there is a flash flood watch in effect here in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Today I sent out another email to my
“I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.”–Abraham Lincoln I had a great Mother’s Day weekend and hope you did, too. The best part for me was seeing our