6 Lessons to remember when your child is bullied

June 29, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 (New Living Translation) In my last post I promised to write out the lessons we learned about bullying. There are two types: One from Kat’s perspective (teenager) and one from mine (parent). I’m breaking them out and giving our […]

Love and lies: Have you gotten sucked into a gossip triangle?

June 25, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Three weeks ago, my 17-year old daughter was the object of a severe bullying attack by several of her best friends. She considers these kids her family and so do we. We love them like family, minister to them when the need arises and eat hundreds of pizzas. They are all Christians doing ministry together. […]

Struggling with prayer: 5 Tips to jumpstart your prayer life

June 15, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Is regular prayer a struggle for you? If so, don’t worry. Like everything new and unfamiliar, becoming a prayer warrior takes time and practice. I’ll never forget the first time I went into Starbucks. For months I heard people talking about the delicious coffee drinks and I desperately wanted to experience what all the buzz […]

Putting on the new self: Are you dressed with new life?

June 1, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

This weekend I went on a women’s retreat in the gorgeous countryside of Middleburg, Virginia. Seventy women from the church I used to attend gathered together for a time of worship and discipleship under the guidance of a seasoned speaker. I went because I felt “called” to go. Although I had to give up a […]