FMF: Crave
CRAVE Actually, the first thing I thought when I saw the word "crave" was being pregnant. During each my pregnancies I craved a lot of food: PeiWei, chocolate ice cream, shaved ice, biscuits with fresh berries and whipped cream... But now? Now I crave a clear...
FMF: Surrender
SURRENDER Oh, good grief! So I'm here running from what I should really be writing tonight, and the word is "surrender." It's so HARD to surrender, isn't it? So often we beg God to show us his will, his plans, but then when we know them, we find it very hard to...
FMF: Enjoy!
ENJOY When I think of enjoy, I think of how I get to enjoy my boys' company right now. Before, when I was a stay at home mom, I honestly didn't enjoy them very much. The thought of trying to get a break--even for 5 min!--was my constant companion. Now that I actually...
3 Great Book Ideas for Christmas
Hi Friends, If your family is full of bibliophiles like mine (A few Christmases ago my family gave over 20 books to each other as gifts!), or if you're struggling to come up with a great idea this Christmas season, there are three newly released books I've just got to...
FMF: Common
Okay, so I haven't done this in a year. But here it goes... COMMON Lately, I've felt like my words are common. Like everything that there is to say has been said by someone else, and said better. I know, I know, but "it hasn't been said by you! In your voice." True....
Lessons learned Falling: When you just have to fall apart
Fall has finally come to Oklahoma this year. "And all the church said, 'Amen!'" As I've been looking around, I've noticed all the things that the leaves had been hiding. From my back porch, I can see the beautiful white tree bark on our Sycamore showing through. While...