God says: go out to the world and multiply. Satan says: I came to steal, deceive and destroy. Satan also says: if a child is unplanned, then he/she is unwanted and unloved. But God says: circumstances don’t change the conditions of our worth, and we are stronger than...
Every morning before I walk my children to their classroom, I will ask them this question: ”what's the secret of having a good day?” Their answer would be: “having a good attitude,” and with a smile and kiss, they go off to conquer their day. My hope is with this...
Social media is destroying my mind lately. I pride myself in saying “I don’t watch the news” but what difference does it make when I am scrolling mindlessly and consistently on social media getting the same awful intake. Our souls are not capable of absorbing so much...
I titled my new painting “behold and be still.” It’s hard to be still these days. I mean, the REAL peace and calmness comes from being still in the truth. I know, sister. We all struggle silently. You will never know what kind of internal enemy the person next to you...
I was overwhelmed by the internet today. So many voices are shouting, condemning, dividing us on so many issues. We all want to do our best for our families, but we often don’t know who to trust and who to believe. After a while, the overloaded...
The family really never knows how much time it takes to plan a trip. Like looking things up on the internet and calling places to see if they’re open and what protocols they have during Covid. Do we need to wear a mask or not ? All of these details usually end up...
How we look forward to summer days and those beautiful trips we take! If you are like me and have a husband that is a teacher, we get so excited as summer draws closer. We love planning fun summer getaways. As the days get closer the kids get more excited. Now as a...
Today was a really beautiful day. Like most days, there was a lot of good tinged with a little bit of sad. Playing in the blowup pool in the backyard with my kids, making them water balloons and enjoying their laughter and carefree childhood. It reminded me a moment...
I just finished this long-overdue painting of my boys. Because my hands and eyes are rusty from not painting oil for a long period, this is not an easy start for me. Often times I was frustrated and discouraged. I had to repaint some areas over and over. But in the...
Friends, today I would like to ask you these questions: What at are some frequent thoughts we have about ourselves as mothers and wives? Are we giving ourselves the same encouraging words that we give so easily to others? I find myself at the end of a hard mommy day...
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