Each year I try to spotlight this important and still misunderstood issue that cripples women and marriages emotionally, physically, and even spiritually. I’ve shared my polycystic ovarian syndrome story (I had to have 1/2 of each ovary removed just to function, forget fertility at that time, they were FIVE times the size of normal,) my…
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Where I’d Be Without Living Hope
Words have always meant something to me, long before I decided to make it my full-time focus. I was always reading, and many say, always talking. Lame confession, but lyrics are just as important to me. Maybe it was PMS, but as a teen my sister walked into my room to find me crying. Why?…
Hold Your Peace by Sara L. Foust
Hold Your Peace Sara L. Foust The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exodus 14:14 KJV We are all most likely familiar with the phrase uttered at weddings, “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” But holding my peace isn’t something I’ve ever really thought about outside of that one particular setting.…
Focus on the Family: Alive from New York May 4th
In light of all of the things in the news lately, Focus on the Family wanted to host a big event to celebrate life and to help the world understand the value of children. This event will be live in Times Square and will include the live broadcast of a 4D ultrasound. Your prayer is…
The Jealous Mom
Once the motherhood journey begins, there are so many labels. Nursing Mom. Bottle feeding Mother. Working Mom. Work-from-Home Mother. Stay-at-Home (but people, she’s working, trust me!) Mom. Tired Mom. Mad Mom. I’ve been many of these, more than once. Lately, deep down, I’ve discovered another part of my motherhood. I’m jealous. Sure, I envied the…
The Late Night Run That Spoke Volumes
It was a Friday night where I had places to be, but not quite yet. I didn’t have a ton of time, so I was mapping out where I needed to go versus the time I had to accomplish it. The store in question wasn’t open much longer. Sure, if I drove NASCAR-style, I’d be…