Rising to New Heights in Overcoming Fear

*I love being a homemaker, wife and mother, but cancer often causes me to feel drained and exhausted. I don’t get much time to focus on myself because I’m taking…

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Christmas Encounters of the Close Kind: Rediscovering the Possibility of the Impossible

She stared at her expanding belly with a mixture of wonder and disbelief. Her pregnancy, while undeniable, swelled with impossibility. After all, she had never known a man intimately. “Why…

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Destress, Declutter & Rediscover Wonder this Holiday Season

How do the holidays fit you? Like a glove? A suit and tie, a festive party dress, comfy PJ's? Or a straight-jacket? My love affair with the holidays began early,…

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4 Life-changing Lessons from a Real Disney Princess

What do joy, kindness and pixie dust have in common? Kayla Marie Adkins. Our family's love affair with Kayla began when she and our oldest daughter, Bethany, were in Kindergarten.…

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Confessions from a Recovering Control Freak

Her life came to a grinding halt. Struggling to control her circumstances, she fought anything potentially standing in her way—people, circumstances, even God. Wrestling became a debilitating way of life.…

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