Encouragement and faith

300+ Ways to Become a Memory-Making Mom. A New Book (and a giveaway.)

As I happily anticipate my first son coming home from his first year away at college, I have found myself reminiscing a lot about all of…

Hey Friends! I’m here to share Kate Merrick’s beautiful new book, HERE NOW, which I was blessed to get to read early and endorse. Isn’t the…

Sooooo….It’s been a long time since I’ve shared a “surf update” around here! Back in the day, I shared a lot of these, and many…

Friends…Most of you know by now how I love a coffee date! I try to do these seasonally, and by the time I sit down…

Homeschooling thoughts this year…(I usually do one homeschool post per year. Here it is. 🙂 ) –also a note on ads in the PS at the…

How we can be world-changers. You and me. Recently, I’ve talked a lot about New Years’ goals and all kinds of ambitious plans here on…

Hey Friends!! Happy New Year!! Don’t you just love a clean slate? A fresh calendar…a blank journal? Do-overs and fresh starts are my absolute…

Merry Christmas — or Mele Kalikimaka, as we say in Hawaii — from our home to yours… I hope you are having a wonderful, peaceful…

Grab a cup of something warm and join me for a holiday heart-to-heart…(and a Starbucks giveaway! at the bottom.) If you’ve been around awhile, you…

I hear from a lot of parents who really want their kids to grow up to know and love God. I want so much to…

6 Important things to do, especially during busy seasons. {**Be sure to scroll down and read a little note in my PS at the end!…

One of my favorite things about blogging has been getting to know such a variety of people from all over the world who are doing…