In a world that constantly tells us who to be, how to look, and how to get a guy, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters—your own worth and the confidence that comes from within. In our previous blog, Balancing Happiness: Spirit, Soul, and Body, we touched on this, but today, let’s dive […]

Finding Fulfillment in Your Single Years: Embrace Your Worth and Joy with God’s Love Today, I want to share something close to my heart, something that I realized while thinking about a single mom in our church. She made me see just how often single moms and single women, in general, can feel a bit […]

Have you ever wondered where did all this happy comes from? For me, it started with a mission trip to Haiti. I joined a group of pastors’ wives and church leaders, not really knowing what to expect. Having already lived on the mission field in India for five years, I thought I knew it all. […]

Let’s be real—life isn’t always perfect, and neither are we. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find happiness in the midst of the chaos. Happiness isn’t about having everything go smoothly; it’s about how we choose to see the world around us. Proverbs 15:15 says, “Happy people always enjoy life.” And guess what? You can […]

It’s all in who you know! We lived on the ninth hole of the Mobile Country Club when we first moved back from India. I kid you not. One day, we went to look for cars and you know how the salesman asks for your driver’s license when you test drive a car? Well, we […]

Why are so many people depressed and filled with anxiety? Why are people bound up by so many boundaries that they find themselves isolated and alone? Joshua 1:9 says to be strong and courageous, not to be terrified, discouraged or intimidated, for the Lord your God is with you. I see people who are amazing […]

…POSSIBLE …GOD’S WILL FOR YOU …ONLY 10% BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES …IMPORTANT …MISUNDERSTOOD …SOMETHING WE ALL WANT …HEALTHY …SOMETHING TO NOT BE ASHAMED OF WANTING …SOMETHING YOU ARE PURSUING WHETHER YOU ADMIT IT OR NOT …SOMETHING THAT TRULY COULD BE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF YOU HAPPINESS IS SIMPLY ENJOYING THE JOY YOU RECEIVED IN HIS PRESENCE […]

It’s so subtle. Victim mentality shows up in the shadows. It’s not always overt. It can sneak into an insignificant lil moment where you just feel sorry for yourself the smallest bit. It only needs a tiny hole to get in like a mouse or an odor. And it will stink up your entire day. […]

Ask my boys who are now young men and they will both tell you I said this to them constantly…”Do hard things!” Tonight I watched the best movie with Gavin, my oldest and my daughter-in-love, Mckenzie. The main character of the movie, Brooke Shields, made me laugh so hard and inspired this blog. Tonight, I […]

Ingredients of Grace: GratitudeUnderstandingAttitude of HumilityCommitment to forgivenessExcessive amounts of Love Here’s what I keep finding over and over when talking with people, working with people, and living with people: Grace, Grace, and more GRACE is needed for them as they deal with me and for me as I deal with them. If I don’t […]