“I have never been so thankful for a totaled car and you almost getting your a** kicked.” If someone asked what my last text message was...

Irene. Mom. Sister. Cousin. Foster mom. Aunt Irene. Renie. Great-grandma... She was known by so many names to so many people. But I...

I’ve been battling a combination of writer’s block and busyness over the last few months. In the meantime, I’ve been praying daily about...

Dear God, The longer I am a mom, the more I am grateful for Your forgiveness and patience with me. For all those times I questioned or...

This letter is long overdue, probably because I didn't want to miss anything to share. Then, I started a study on the Proverbs 31 Woman...

As we enter this Christmas Season, I have been reflecting on so much. One thing in particular is that this will be my brother’s 10th...

I remember so vividly. It was a Sunday morning, and I was getting ready for church. Then all of a sudden What’s Her Name was calling my...

For whatever reason, the August blog has been harder for me to write. It could be the new job, long vacation or regular life getting in...

I remember the moment, sitting on the floor crying inconsolably. I could barely breathe. I could barely move. I didn’t feel like I was...

As you begin to read this today, I want to reiterate that what I am sharing is not meant to be used as an attack on single dads or single...

On a summer Sunday in 2007, I found myself in the parking lot of a church. As I sat in my car trying to get up the nerve to go inside, I...

Last November I found myself on a plane to Florida; my sister had arrived 2 days before me. And like a good big sister, she tried to give...

Blog 3…. Here we go.  When I felt God’s urge to write, I wasn’t sure where stories would come from or how I would sustain it. I had a few...

I recently got married for the first time, at the age of 41.  And people tell me all the time, "see, look what God does when you are...

I sat there hurting from another screw up. How did I get to this place again? I know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing...