Category Archives: Parenting
How My Mom Gave Me Away
What’s our greatest hope for our sons and daughters? Is it to see them grow up to be happy, healthy, and wealthy, living close to us in a house with a white picket fence? Or can we imagine a higher …[ read more ]
• • •Heidi Cruz: An Amazing Asset to Ted
As we celebrate the life of Nancy Reagan in the wake of her March 6th passing, I thought it would be fun to explore the life of another potential First Lady. Heidi Cruz has been fascinated by politics since she …[ read more ]
• • •Our Preschooler’s Best Quotes from 2015
It’s that time of year again when we look back at my preschooler’s best quotes from the year before! Our oldest daughter, Michaela, turned four in August. Here’s some of her sweetest, funniest, and most profound comments from January to …[ read more ]
• • •My Operation First Novel Story
Have you ever had an impossible dream? Ever since I won a Butterball turkey in a short story contest in sixth grade, I’ve dreamed of penning novels. But first I met other adventures. I earned a degree in English and …[ read more ]
• • •Gabriel Network 5K: Running for Their Lives
My husband, Mark, and I recently finished our first 5K, helping to raise $15,000 for women facing crisis pregnancies. This was the fifth annual 5K hosted by the Gabriel Network, a faith-based community of churches, businesses, and individuals that has …[ read more ]
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