What Really Happens When We Don’t Get Enough Sleep?
Sleep: Gift or Optional Luxury? (Part 1) Do we truly value the gift of sleep, or do we treat it like an expendable luxury? I’ve
The Reading Room
What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Word “Fragrance”
Walk down the cleaning aisle of almost any store, and you’ll be bombarded by the smell of “fresh linen,” “mountain breeze,” “apple pie,” and “ocean
What “Ditch & Switch” Means to Me
Just like you, I love for my home to feel clean, smell good, and offer family and friends a beautiful experience. But what happens when
How One Little Girl Changed Everything
Every family has moments that divide life into “before” and “after.” Ours began when Abigail was very young. Almost overnight, the happy, carefree little girl we knew began struggling with challenges that left us frightened, confused, and searching for answers.
Their Leaves for Healing
A Gift with Purpose God spoke plants, trees, flowers, and herbs into existence when He formed the earth at Creation – intricately designed botanicals carefully
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I was familiar with the story of Job, but has anyone else ever avoided studying it because they thought it might mean God was preparing
Craving Connection
In a Disconnected World As a child, I was in trouble a lot. Sometimes it was because of something I did wrong—but often, it was
Toxic Positivity: Helpful or Harmful?
Toxic positivity is rooted in a whole lot of denial. “Smile and pretend.” Being “positive” isn’t a virtue when you deny reality and minimize your
Trauma begets trauma
Most people grow up saying things like, “I’m going to make sure that doesn’t happen to my children,” which in the case of abuse, is
A Bruised Reed
“A bent reed He will not break off and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish…” Isaiah 42:3 In 1988, while in a relationship