CHOOSING WISDOM: For Single Moms is a fresh 7-day devotional that helps single moms choose wisdom. When crisis crashes into your world, your nervous system springs to alert. Legal stress. Financial strain. Comforting children with questions and a broken heart. And it...
What exactly is repentance? On a sunny morning, I played outdoors with my two-year-old grandson. In our Midwest neighborhood without fences, a sound caught his attention and the little boy toddled toward the busy residential street. “Come back here this instant,” I...
When I (PeggySue) was in grade school, our teacher explained that the first of May was May Day. Halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, the day was traditionally celebrated by giving baskets of sweets or flowers, often left anonymously on someone's...
Solo parents can raise confident kids, introduce them to God, and live adventurously.
Is there hope in the second commandment? “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them,...
This is the season when we celebrate Easter as a family and remember the greatest gift of all. Giggles quickly turned into belly laughs as I crawled on all fours, the preschooler perched on my back. Older siblings emptied the coat closet and spread their jackets on...
St. Patrick's Day, beyond the largest party in Savanna, fountain waters dyed emerald, the wearing of the green, shamrocks, and Guinness merchandise, is a timeless tale about forgiveness in the real life of St. Patrick. Patrick was a wild youth growing up in England...
On Valentine's Day, and every day, what are fresh ways to demonstrate appreciation and affection for others? More than a feeling, love is an action. First, fill your own emotional tank so you can give from a place of abundance. Watch an emotionally impactful film...
The story, There's a Baby in the Barn, began with a pregnant mare who came to live at our home. Pieces of my life often find their way into stories or become the inspiration for writing. Participating each year in the annual church Christmas pageant gave me the...
Giving changes lives, both yours and the lives of others. Giving changes lives because the act is a blend of generosity and gratitude. Focused on abundance, the giver is not inhibited by scarcity mentality. Grateful what is and what can be, the giver holds life and...
We’ve heard of soccer moms and stage mothers. I’m a writer who trailers my kids and horses across the nation. My Apple computer, fondly christened MacBeth, is the essential I bring along.