Speaking
Just for Fun: The Outtakes!
April 3, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Pro-Life Events, Speaking
Thank you for joining me on the blog again today! I’ve been sharing with you my recent speech at the Amarillo CareNet Pregnancy Centers & Mentoring Programs Banquet. Please click here to start at the beginning. 🙂 We had the privilege to share…
God is Alive & Active at CareNet!
March 27, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Pro-Life Events, Speaking
I hope you’ve been able to read the first two parts of this three-part blog post about CareNet Pregnancy Centers & Mentoring Programs. Last month, I had the honor to speak and share with our community all God is doing!…
CareNet’s Community Impact
March 15, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Pro-Life Events, Speaking
I hope you had a chance to read my blog post earlier this week. As I’ve mentioned, I had the privilege of speaking at the annual CareNet Pregnancy Centers and Mentoring Programs Banquet in February. What an honor it is to share with…
Hope Is Coming Through the Door
March 13, 2018 • Parenting, Pro-Life Events, Speaking
Thank you for joining me on the blog today! I want to share with you my recent speech at the Amarillo CareNet Pregnancy Centers & Mentoring Programs Banquet. We had the privilege to share with more than 1,200 people! “How good…
Strength
October 31, 2017 • Parenting, Speaking, Teen Events, Teens
Strength is the physical power to carry out demanding tasks; emotional toughness: the necessary qualities required to deal with stressful or painful situations; and a source of strength or support. Another definition I read said, “the power to resist attack.” …
iPhones & the iGen
October 26, 2017 • Parenting, Speaking, Teen Events, Teens
Have you seen this book–iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us, by Dr. Jean M. Twenge, PhD? Whew! Super long title! I…
Apologies
October 24, 2017 • Parenting, Speaking, Women's Events
Apologies are in order. There are those rare occasions when one would just like to be gut-level honest. I am having a wonderful Friday evening and not because everything is perfect. What if I said, everything isn’t perfect, in fact,…
A word to parents…
October 12, 2017 • Parenting, Speaking, Teen Events, Teens
Parents, I have spent a lot of time praying for you and thinking about the incredibly difficult and eternally important job you have in raising the next generation. I admire and respect you more than I can convey. You are…
Moms & Sons (Part 4)
September 20, 2017 • Parenting, Speaking, Teen Events, Women's Events
Mothers and their sons–what a divine and beautiful bond! I have enjoyed this subject so much and would love for some of you, mothers of sons, to give some feedback in the comments. Some of the very best moms I…
Moms & Sons (Part 3.5)
September 14, 2017 • Parenting, Speaking, Women's Events
I read a short section in the book Wild at Heart by John Eldridge several years ago, and it absolutely changed my approach to my sons. Mr. Eldridge talked about the importance of the approach that a mother takes with…
