Rise and Shine

September 4, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Speaking

Rise and Shine!  I love this video!  Nothing in life is easy and nothing worth its salt happens by accident.  The lessons we learn through pain, the obstacles we have to run, teach us the truths that stay with us…

The Talk

August 21, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

  I have given a presentation to parents for years about dealing with sexuality with their children. We discuss age appropriate ideas for covering the topic of sex and warning signs to be aware of the older our kiddos get….

Warning- The Momo Challenge

August 17, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

** Warning: the picture associated with this link is disturbing.** Well as the new school year begins, we have our first warning to post for all of you parents. https://abc7amarillo.com/news/nation-world/teens-target-of-suicide-challenge-spreading-on-social-media This newest evil attack on your children is called the…

My mom

August 10, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain I am writing today on the seventh anniversary of my momma pulling out her chair at the…

The High Places

July 30, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Women's Events

My family and I love the mountains. As a child, my grandparents had a cabin in New Mexico and my favorite thing was to pull into the mountains late on a Friday night. The smell, the stars and knowing that…

Too little time

July 27, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  I have the privilege of spending some time with many teens and college students and just talking to them can give us such wisdom and insight.  One common theme that is expressed over and over in my conversations is…

Ready for good

July 20, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good…” Titus 3:1 Making a good choice begins with having a plan and being ready.  We talk to our young…

July 16, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  “He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19 I have shared my testimony many times.  I was raised in a Christian home and was saved at a young age. …

Loyalty

July 12, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teen Events

“The best things in life are never rationed.  Friendship, loyalty, and love do not require coupons.”  George Hewitt Loyalty is defined as “being faithful to obligations or people” and faithfulness as “steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant.”  What important…

Live. Laugh. Love.

July 10, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

So what are some of the things we are doing “right”?  I asked my friend, Ana Hoeksema, to be thinking about that and she came up with some great thoughts… LIVE: Have you seen those cute wooden signs all over…