The end result of the Holy Spirit's work in your life is a deep and lasting assurance IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. Sometimes it's difficult to wrap my head around that...lasting assurance in any circumstance....how incredibly powerful is that? When it rains it pours! It's always one thing after another. Every time I have some extra money set aside, something big happens that takes that money! Could I just catch a break? Will it ever end? I'm exhausted, how much more can I take? How often have ... continue reading...
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HOW TO STILL BE PRODUCTIVE WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS
I get it! You just woke up from sleeping an entire night and yet you feel like someone just ran you over with a Mack truck. You've got so much to do today. How on earth are you going to get it all done when you can barely put one foot in front of the other? Being productive is challenging enough on a good day, let alone trying to accomplish anything when you can barely clear your mind of the fog you are living in. I've been there. I, too, live with a chronic illness. To say that it ... continue reading...
The #1 TIP FOR SMART BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING
Back to school shopping - a day dedicated to running from place to place. Loaded down with all the bags containing back to school supplies, backpacks, new clothes, and shoes. Then going home so the kids could organize their supplies and show off all the new goodies we had just bought! I did it when I was little and we've done it with our boys every year they were in school. It can definitely wreak havoc on the budget - those school supplies are so darn expensive and it all adds up ... continue reading...
MY BROKEN HEART – FROM ONE COLLEGE MOM TO ANOTHER
It was one of the toughest days of my life, and yet I couldn't have been more excited for, and more proud of, my son. It was time for college move-in day. For the first time in my life, I physically felt my heartbreak, like someone had gone in and ripped out a piece of it. We'd been planning this day since soon after he started kindergarten, but didn't we just take our first, first day of school picture? Standing by "his tree" in our front yard before the bus came. He couldn't wait ... continue reading...
12 TIPS FOR SENDING YOUR CHILD OFF TO COLLEGE
It's one of the most difficult things you may have to do - sending your child off to college. You've been preparing for this day for a very long time. ACTs, SATs, essay questions, scholarship applications, FAFSA. Talking with your child about where they will go to college, what do they want to major in? Do they want a large school or small school? Would they like to go somewhere with a football team or intramural sports? Do they want a co-ed campus? How about in-state ... continue reading...