Ever been there? I was wrong. Just say it and you won’t believe how good it feels. It’s so freeing to just go, yep. I was wrong. And the great thing is, you’re never alone because we all could say that about a thousand things. Isn’t that great news?! Or am I weird to be […]

Conviction over consensus. Inspired by my son, Garrison’s sermon yesterday.  Do we even know what conviction is anymore? Or are we so callused by the ways of this world that we rarely if ever notice when it’s happening? Or are we so far away from being in the habit of constant contact with God that […]

Family…family gets a bad rap all too often. Rightfully so sometimes. I am just overwhelmed with gratitude when I think of the family I married into and the family I came from. Being in ministry now for “a few years” and seeing how troubled so many families are and how horrific some stories are what […]

“Pass the gravy!”brings back all the warm and fuzzies from childhood holidays, running and playing by the channel of water off The Reservoir in Mississippi at my grandmother’s or riding bikes in the Delta at my Aunt and Uncle’s with my cousins in the summer. Next, my mind roams forward a couple of decades with […]

HAPPY MONDAY ☀️ Let’s Talk One of the biggest dangers in relationships is not always conflict. Sometimes it’s drift. Life gets busy. Schedules fill up. Stress rises. Phones distract. Kids need things. Work gets demanding. And before you know it, two people who deeply love each other can slowly start functioning more like roommates than […]

Anger is rarely the real issue. It’s what’s underneath it: But when anger becomes the tone of a home, everyone adapts in unhealthy ways. Here’s the shift: Slow it down. You may have noticed this. I have realllly slowed down. And in doing so, far less even tempted to be angry. With more margin comes […]

Do you find yourself “walking on eggshells” with someone in your life? I did not grow up in this environment so it is, honestly, the hardest environment for me to thrive in. There were no hidden landmines. They were right out in the open and everyone knew how eachother felt. That came with other things […]

I have been studying the top stress dynamics for families as my husband and I prepare for our parenting MOBgroup we will be doing this summer in our church. (MOBtown is slang for Mobile, where we live.) Thought I’d share some of it with you today… When Trust Feels Broken What it looks like: What’s […]

Fabricated Friendships or Rich Relationships? Which do you prefer? Which do you currently have? Not all connection is created equal. Some friendships are polished, filtered, and curated. They look good in pictures. They comment the right things on socials. They show up when it’s convenient. But when life cracks open? They’re nowhere to be found. […]

I remember when my boys were little, people would say that the days are long but the years are fast. They would say things like, “Don’t blink. You’ll wake up and they will be getting married and having babies of their own.” I remember imagining then what times exactly like this past week and half […]