Where is God when Marriage is Hard?
My guest today is Laura Taggart, author of the newly released book “Making Love Last.” Marriage is hard. Think about it. You and your mate come from different family histories. Different genders mean...
View ArticleWe Don’t Have What it Takes to Care for Aging Parents
This article is excerpted from Kathy’s new devotional book “30 Days of Hope When Caring for Aging Parents,” which releases today! When my husband and I were young parents, our church friends had an...
View Article6 Practical Tips When Caring for Aging Parents
Wouldn’t it be great if our aging parents came with an instruction manual? But, no guidebook exists. We don’t have a troubleshooting checklist. So, here we are struggling to navigate the family...
View ArticleDementia Took My Mom Years Ago
My mother was witty, fun, and smart. She danced in the kitchen, talked her way out of every traffic ticket, and ran her own business. She read constantly, created intricate cross-stitched pieces, and...
View Article3 Benefits of Spiritual Markers
Family “treasures” fill my grandmother’s cedar chest. Every so often, I sit on the floor of my bedroom and shift through all the things buried inside. While I hunch over the open lid, my mind travels...
View ArticleCelebrating Two New Lives
This past week, God gave our family two new lives over which to rejoice. On Wednesday, our son’s wife gave birth to their first child, a son. He is a beautiful, healthy boy and we are so very...
View Article4 Ways to Pass Down a Spiritual Legacy
A legacy is inevitable. You will pass things down to the next generation. Even if you don’t have much materially to leave behind, you will instill character traits, talents, hobbies, skills and more...
View ArticleThe 4 Best Gifts My Mother Gave Me
This will be the second Mother’s Day without my mom. She passed away in October 2020 after a long, brutal battle with Alzheimer’s. When I think about Mom and who she was to me, the good gifts she...
View ArticleFireflies, Family Fun, and Intelligent Design
Not long after we moved into our new home, we discovered fireflies like to hang out in our backyard at twilight. The sight brought back such good memories of our childhood we wanted to share the...
View ArticleLet the Church Search Begin
Finally! No more boxes! (In the house anyway. The garage does not count.) Pictures even adorn the walls. Our moving adventure hit full swing three weeks ago today. Now that we are able to function in...
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