Growing in Grace and Truth

 Have you ever felt alone?   Have you felt the kind of alone that hits your heart and brings sadness, tears or despair?  Many situations can bring you to that point.  Death, major life changes, change of job, marital strife, abuse, rejection, broken friendships, depression and many other life happenings.  There are moments when your heart ache is so deep that you want to just let it all out but you are not sure where the safe spot is or if there even is a safe place to let your emotions and heartache go free.  It may be that you don't trust your emotions.  It may be that you don't trust others.  It could be that it feels like no one would really care anyway.  Maybe what you have to say is from such deep despair or trauma that you fear how others would react.  Maybe sharing your heart would mean you have to take off the mask you always wear in public.  Sometimes people are so close to the end of their rope that they don't even h...

Parents of littles, I know you have heard it a hundred times but I'll say it again. Our kids grow so fast.  Blink and they will be grown. I should know.  I blinked.  Now our oldest got married a couple weeks ago.  Our second is working a full time job in the field he loves.  Our third is doing the same.  Our "baby" has two years left before he graduates.  I can hardly believe it!  Lately, I've been thinking about parenting tips. What would be good for parents to know?  I am sharing a few below.  Some are ideas I used while the kids were young.  Others are ideas I wish I had known early on.  Of course, there is much more to parenting, but these are a few important ones. I think this is a great place to start. 1. Holiness is your goal not happiness - This is one of the pieces of advice I was given at my baby shower.  It can sound a bit harsh but it is a great piece of truth.  You see, many times parents don't want to u...