Thanksgiving! All month long I’ve been sharing thankful thoughts. Even the most negative people take today and usually find at least one thing they are thankful for. I hope no matter how the turkey turns out, what kind of pie you have, or who wins the game, you reflect on what you have. I’m especially…
Earlier this year I talked about checking on the strong women. I read the statement from a friend, one of the strongest people I know, after the celebrity suicides this summer. The thought resonated with me, still does. Enough that I hosted an evening with local strong women to let them know I saw them,…
I used to get down on myself because I wasn’t a demonstrative, emotional person. I’d watch people on stage singing praises and they were so full of life. Did that mean I loved Jesus less? I believed the lie for a long time that it did. I also struggled when I went to altars and…
New Growth Press’ Spirit of Giving Children’s Book Giveaway Who doesn’t love giving and getting books for Christmas? (If you don’t, we may need to have a talk!) Books are a great gift, especially for children. Not only do we want to encourage the love of reading and give them stories they will enjoy, we…
I had a mentor share with me that if you’re in the perfect church, get out because I would be ruining it. Point being, there is no such thing as a perfect church. However, I’m grateful for my church family. I wasn’t always able to say that. When we moved to Ohio, I worked so…
We’re more than halfway done with the month and guess what? I’m still thankful. How about you? Are you looking around noticing people and things that you don’t want to take for granted? Today I’m grateful to be an indie author, and there’s a few reasons why. This is an industry that has skyrocketed in…