A batch of cookies. There’s nothing extraordinary about it. But sometimes when you feel you can do nothing, you look for one small thing you can do.Read More

I realized I’m a very uneven party thrower. I go way over the top ordering stickers to make Hershey kisses into Dog kisses, but I don’t start food prep for the party until about an hour before guests arrive.Read More

It’s such a simple thing. It’s not particularly creative. And the intentions are spilling over onto our table.Read More

Those signs of love, and Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice and expression of love, tell us even more about the Giver and our relationship with Him than the paper valentines my sons will sign and deliver.Read More

Sometimes it takes a child to remind you of the challenges God places before us, the ways He wants us to refine ourselves more and more so we can be all He wants us to be in this world.Read More

Every time I spread butter on bread, I stop and think of our friend, Father Tom.Read More

In life, it’s the little moments that add up to the big ones. The small wins become the larger ones.Read More

I spontaneously invited friends to come for afternoon tea, and we had such a wonderful time.Read More