• Soul Food

    When Worry Takes Away Your Sleep: 3 Ways To Fight Anxiety At Night

    Do you ever find yourself wide awake at night and consumed with worry? I find myself most vulnerable in the evening and at night. This is when I am most tired from the build up of drama throughout the day. Typically I am tired enough to fall asleep quickly. But there are times I lie awake tossing and turning as I go down rabbit hole after rabbit hole of negative thoughts. Something small and insignificant easily becomes a great cause of anxiety and fear when I am at my most vulnerable. So how do I stop these thoughts? How do I keep them from consuming me?

  • Pursuits of Personal Devotions
    Soul Food

    The Pursuits of Personal Devotions

    Previously we looked at the key to Godliness and established that ongoing personal devotions were the key to sustained spiritual growth. Through my experience, I have found that it is crucial to know your exact goals during your time with the Lord. What are you trying to achieve? How will this affect your devotions? Today I want to share the three pursuits of personal devotions that will give you razor-sharp focus and elevate your quiet time.   

  • Parenthood

    Tips for Potty Training Before Age 2

    My 18-month-old daughter has been sitting on the potty since she was 10 months old. Right now, she poops in the potty about 90% of the time. We’re still working on making it to the potty for pee pee. I’m definitely not the crazy type of parent who plans for my kid to reach every milestone early. But several factors made me consider this lazy potty training method early on. This is our personal journey with potty training my toddler. My goal is that she’ll be toilet ready before the age of 2. Here are my tips for potty training before age 2! Potty Ready? When Rosie was 10 months…

  • The Key to Godliness
    Soul Food

    The Key to Godliness

    What is the secret to maturity in Christ? What one thing should a Christian do to ensure spiritual prosperity in all seasons of life? In other words, what is the key to godliness?

  • What I Want To Teach My Daughter About Valentine’s Day
    Parenthood

    What I Want To Teach My Daughter About Valentine’s Day

    I love to celebrate holidays. I somewhat believe that Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday but even so, I still insist to celebrate in one form or another. Since Rosie’s come into the picture, I’ve been thinking a lot about holidays, how we celebrate them, and what they teach my daughter about our values and beliefs. I admit I’m the type of gal who loves excessively romantic gestures, especially on the day of love. Then I got married. My taste for the extravagant quickly died down. (Let’s be practical – it’s a sure win to have a lazy night in: snuggles, cuddles, some serious quality time, and no dent in…