How to be FREE from the Stay-at-home vs. Working Mom Guilt
Image Credit: Chicagonow.com What if we could be free from the guilt we feel about working or being a stay-at-home mom? Recently, I changed from being a stay-at-home to a working mom. The funny thing is while I was a stay-at-home mom, I felt so guilty for “just”...
God’s Story ~ God is Still Faithful: A Young Mom’s Experience of Rare Cancer
“I’ll be a little disappointed if this lump isn’t cancer,” I told my husband after returning home from Bible study in October 2010. In that evening’s lesson on Isaiah 12, our teacher exhorted us to glorify God in front of a watching world by trusting him in the...
When God Surprised Me With His Mercy, Part 2
Image Credit: Morguefile.com Continuing my story from last month of how I found love after a failed marriage and vowing never to marry again... From my perspective, I had chosen so poorly in my first marriage that I did not trust my judgment of...
Learning How to Wait
This post first appeared on OverACup 4 years ago. Surprisingly, its lesson is one I recently remembered and am trying to reapply to where I am now. I'm no longer in a period of waiting, but I still want to practice keeping my hands open and holding the blessings God's...
God’s Story: When He Says “Go!”
I never wanted to go on the World Race. The 11-countries in 11-month mission trip sounded like fun... to watch from a distance. You know, hear the stories, read the blogs, see the pictures. I wasn’t interested in actually doing it. There was no part of me that...
When God Surprised Me With His Mercy
I have written about the abuse I suffered through in the past, but I thought I would, in this month of Valentine’s Day, tell you about God’s mercy to me since that time ended. After my divorce, I began praying for the gift of singleness. I had enough living...