One of the most powerful parts of America's democracy is freedom of religion. My appreciation for it, empowers me to be bold about my Christian faith, but it also inspires me to respect those who believe differently than me. One reason America was created was to give religious freedom. The 1st amendment was inspired by…

I've been hearing a lot of people talk about "church hurt" these days. Growing up as a pastor's daughter, I can tell you first hand that I have seen just about every church hurt you can imagine. I have sadly been the one to give church hurt. Memories of those times will probably haunt me…

I am a bit of an outcast I think.  In my church, the overall Christian community, I struggle to find my place.  Every women's conference, workshop, retreat, devotional, book club seems to have one main perspective-to be a virtuous, good wife and mother, then you must be a stay at home mom.  You are made…

Can anyone else who literally lives in their car with their kids identify with this? One of my "corona blessings" is that my car no longer looks like this! Soon after quarantine, my kids and I did a major cleanout of the car and now the rare times we do go for a ride we…

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I surprised my kids by taking them to buy a live Christmas tree! I think we are starting a new tradition! https://youtu.be/_Clmvt_NbJA

I was in the hospital and had just had our last child, our only girl. I was in the middle of my dissertation as well. I decided I was going to quit and become a midwife.  You fussed at me in the hospital about not letting me quit. You yelled at me and said, "Baby,…