POWERFUL Prayer
This post originally posted Nov. 24, 2010. Ironically, in the 25 months since it posted we have been on the trust/not looking to the future/not planning for the future ride of our lives. It's amazing how God knows just what we need and when we need it, isn't it? Those...
Growth through Parenting
Train up a child in the way he should go, then when he is old he will not depart from it. ~Prov. 22:6 Quick Sip Love and Logic (L&L) claims that if I put in the hard work now when Ethan and Liam are young, then when they are teenagers and older it will be easier....
Idenity Crisis
Being a mom is hard. Can I get an, "Amen?" But for me the hardest part has been taking on this new identity. For close to thirty years my life was mostly about me. Yes, I have a husband, so there were some compromise involved, but now I'm learning compromising on...
Joy IN the Journey
If you're like me, you don't take much pleasure in car rides, especially long ones. We have a 16mo. old and a 3 yr old, so this is doubly true. I really just want to be there. However, I've found this attitude lately seeping into my everyday life. I keep telling God,...
Understanding God’s Plan
Today's guest post is from Amber Quaranta-Leech, my sister. You can read her God Story here. She has good insight into when God doesn't make sense. I pray her words bless you today.For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. Plans to prosper you and...
Love.
Five Minute Friday through Gypsy Mama is taking the month of December off, so instead I'm going to write for five minutes on our Advent word for the week. This week's word is...Love...Wow! Love. Over the last 11 years I've learned the love I felt in high school has...