HOW TO RAISE CHAMPIONS who raise champions      A Mother’s Manual (With a Warning Label) But first, Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Garrison Cooley who were just married May 8, 2026! What a lovely wedding and celebration. What a beautiful couple and what a family to get to be joined together with. We love […]

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 […]

I Am Not Enough. Let’s Just Say It. I am not enough. Not by myself. Not on my best day. Not when I’ve checked every box and said every right thing. Ha! Like that ever happens! And neither are you. If we were enough in and of ourselves, there would have been no need for […]

Happy Monday! Let’s chart your course. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life…” — John 10:10 Guardrails matter. They protect you from crashing. But guardrails alone don’t tell you where you’re going. You can be protected… and still be lost. “In their hearts humans plan […]

Happiness that holds up in hard times A key ingredient to happiness that holds up in hard times is gratitude. Instead of noticing what’s missing, train your brain to notice what’s already there. Gratitude helps us do this. Gratitude doesn’t deny the pain. It just refuses to let pain be the loudest voice in the […]

What’s yelling at you that you are answering while leaving what’s quietly needing your attention unattended to? Even as I sat down to write this blog, I got distracted by three other things that I needed to have already taken care of or for sure must be handled by tomorrow. Never a shortage of to-do’s. […]

My husband and I are declaring that this year will be marked by true riches for us. Why don’t you, too?! “So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?” Luke 16:11 NIV As I pondered this, I had a thought…”I am not sure if I […]

God has something to say so if we are made in His image, we need to have something to say. There are so many people who want to be “an influencer” or who try to be “a leader”. The lights, camera, action just all seem so alluring, right?! I was taught that reluctant leaders are […]