U R a Gift (Mama Inez’s Chocolate Pie and the best recipe ever for leftover turkey!) One of the biggest things that healed my self-image was getting back in the kitchen with the women I love. As a Thanksgiving gift to you, we are sharing family favorites. One of them is so top secret it almost caused a family feud. But Papa and Nana’s love overruled and we are sharing Mama […] Read More 5 Tips for a (Truly) Happy Thanksgiving1. Lighten up. Life is short. Live today like it could be your last. 2. Expect nothing. That way everything you receive is a blessing. 3. Don’t get your panties in a wad. (That’s a southern thing, it means #1 lighten up.) Let things rolls off your back. Don’t get offended — because when you […] Read More When Women Preach the Word Apparently some people are upset that women have been preaching. It’s kind of funny, since the first person to announce the resurrection was a woman, commissioned by Jesus himself. I fell in love with Jesus from reading the New Testament; my context of Him came from Scripture. I loved the way He valued, championed, defended, […] Read More When God Turns a Page (how putting HOME 1st changes everything) I have always loved public ministry. No matter the opportunity, I love inspiring women that in Christ, we can ALL have a new day. We can all turn a page. I love seeing women open their hearts to the love God has for them. It may sound strange, but I feel relieved when they come […] Read More A Really Big Deal He walks through the living room, his boots clapping the wood floor, legs like tree trunks, voice booming — he is such a big kid. In my mind’s eye I see a toddler waddling towards me, saggy diaper swinging, chubby legs like dough, dimples and rolls and innocent eyes looking at me – still. They […] Read More Letting go of Livy: musings from a momma’s heartI thought by now I’d be raring to go on my new life as a mom with a daughter in college. I thought I’d be excited about the future and taking the bull by the horns with the time available to me now. Not so much. Truth is, I miss my girl. I miss her […] Read More |