Ask Candy!
June 25, 2015 • Uncategorized
I regularly get emails and facebook messages from parents asking my advice. Often, parents are stuck and just need a “next step” action.Do you have a parenting question for me? I certainly don’t know all of the answers, but I…
Letter to My Junior
June 23, 2015 • Uncategorized
Sometimes things just hit a nerve. I am always emotional when folks are married and babies are born. Christmas time and sunsets always seem to touch a deep place in my heart. But this graduation season has really been especially…
Rise and Shine!
June 18, 2015 • Uncategorized
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 at a few times teach us the truths…
Guard what has been entrusted to you…
June 15, 2015 • Uncategorized
I don’t think there is a scripture that more closely represents the prayer I pray for us (parents) each day. The Father has entrusted nothing more precious to us than our children. And I can promise you, if there were…
Rescue Review from “Mothering from Scratch”
June 10, 2015 • Uncategorized
Thankful for this sweet review from the Mothering from Scratch blog. Thank you Kathy and Melinda! My love, Being a teenager is hard enough.Being a teenager in 2015 can be beyond challenging and confusing. Over the last decade, it seems like everything has…
Summertime Busy
June 8, 2015 • Uncategorized
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Summertime is a crazy time. I know in our home we anticipate sleeping in and the…
Eyes Open (Bushland Class of 2015 Video)
May 29, 2015 • Uncategorized
You keep your eyes locked with His and you go after Him. You will change the world. 2 Kings 6:16-17 “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Open…
A Letter to My Teen Daughters, by Becky Kopitzke
May 27, 2015 • Uncategorized
I hope you enjoy this sweet post by blogger, Becky Kopitzke. She writes a precious letter to her young daughters. If you have little ones, this will speak to your heart and remind you that they aren’t little for long….
My crown…
May 22, 2015 • Uncategorized
Yesterday I had a “Gigi Day”. I took the day off from work calls, emails, and meetings. I did this… I took in a deep breath. I played. I listened. I laughed. I ate Chuck-E-Cheese pizza. My soul rested in…
