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People are the reason so many others are living above their means—living fake lives, drowning in debt, and calling it success. Let me tell you what happened. I was at the airport, dropping off my husband and our children. I parked the car, and a man walked up to me. Naturally, I thought something wasContinue reading “CONTENTMENT IS NOT LACK“In this season I have what I need””

Be kind to people.Be kind to your neighbor. You never know when that kindnesswill come back to meet youin a moment you didn’t plan for. I’ve always been someone who likes to be early.Early to work.Early to school pickups.Early to everything. Not out of pressurebut because I believe in doing things well.Excellence has a wayContinue reading “THE NEIGHBOR WHO SHOWED UP.”

I’ve been thinking. Roles have switched these days. A woman wants to step up to the plate.A man wants to assume the role. Sometimes the clothes switch.Sometimes the responsibilities switch.Sometimes the lines between the two become blurred. And I’m not sure that every switchis necessarily a bad thing. A woman can provide.A woman can protect.AContinue reading “THE THREE Ps OF A MAN”

I have always admired humble people. Perhaps some of that came naturally to me, and some of it was learned along the way. Growing up, I saw different expressions of humility in my parents. My father has always been a very humble and simple person. He is not one to seek attention or feel theContinue reading “When Humility Starts to Hurt”

I have been thinking a lot about authenticity. Not the kind we talk about casually, but the kind that makes you stop and ask yourself some uncomfortable questions. Why do I do what I do? Do I actually like it? Do I actually want it? Or am I doing it because I want to fitContinue reading “My Authentic Self”

When did we become so stuck in the 60s and 70s? We are in 2026. Sometimes I wonder why expressing love to the person we married can become so difficult. “Hi, good evening. Hey, how are you?” “Good. How are you?” “Long time no see you.” We can be warm, friendly, expressive, and genuinely interestedContinue reading “Honey, I Missed You”

There is something I’ve been sitting with quietly. Not everyone loves children.And that is okay. Some people choose a different lifea quieter home,a different kind of responsibility,a different rhythm. That is their right. But what I don’t understand…is the need to disturb those who chose differently. To watch children playingsafely, freely, joyfullyand still find aContinue reading “Title: Where Softness survives.”

Life can change in just one instant. There are days I cannot move my limbs. Days I need a cane or scooter. Days when movement is painful and even driving becomes difficult. Days when I have to reach out to friends and colleagues for help. But through it all, I have not cursed God. LikeContinue reading “Some seasons find us!”

Today in church, I was reminded to conduct my life in a way that pleases God. And the Gospel reminded me: “The last will be first, and the first will be last.” — Matthew 20:16 VanityMakesNoSense One accident can change your life forever. One unexpected event.One moment of distraction.One slip on water in your ownContinue reading “In a Season of Pain, There Is Purpose”

Maybe, just maybe, if he had been more present, things might have unfolded differently. Or maybe not. No one ever really knows where a story begins to turn. From the outside, it looked like a life anyone would admire. Stability. Comfort. A home that spoke of provision, not lack. She had everything that could beContinue reading “The Man I Thought I Knew.”