When I think of the word love, so many definitions come to mind. There’s brotherly love and romantic love, of course. But the word can also mean compassion, sacrifice, nurture, affection, generosity, devotion, sympathy, and a thousand other things. One word that has risen above the rest for me ... [keep reading]

Have you ever known a person that was hard to love? I have. Quite a few, in fact. There was the lady in front of me at the grocery store the other day. She was mad about everything. She complained about the selection of breakfast cereals, the speed of the cashier, and the smell at the store. I ... [keep reading]

It’s February, mamas! You know what that means…Valentine’s Day. It’s seven days away. Just enough time to run to Walmart and grab some chocolates and those sweet little Valentine cards for your kids to pass out at their classroom parties. Truth be told, V-day candy-coats my heart in pink, ... [keep reading]

My favorite memories from childhood always involve the holidays. Every year, my parents loaded me and my siblings into our van and traveled 13 hours away to see my grandma. It didn’t matter what time of day or night we arrived, my grandmother was always waiting at the door for us. She threw the door ... [keep reading]