Be joyful because you have hope, be patient when trouble comes and pray at all times. Romans 12:12
*This first appeared on Simply Wholehearted I’m so excited to keep the conversation going about road tripping with kids! It’s not easy, but with some intentional planning I do believe we can look back on those adventures with fondness. If…
Here's the newest calendar I've put together for Simply Wholehearted. It's a July Calendar filled with 31 activities, affirmation statements or questions to use with the 5-15 minutes you want to make more meaningful with your kids. No matter…
Lately I’ve been overwhelmed by my smallness, the fleeting vapor of life. In a society of well intentioned folks encouraging and even inspiring us to dream big; we enthusiastically give our ‘yes’ again and again. I know it’s the right…
Gripping the steering wheel tighter, I reach over with my white-knuckled hand to power off the news talk radio. My head is pounding, my back throbbing from the tension. My stomach is in knots and not because of the spicy…
The skies are beginning their fiery pink and orange drama, as my neck cranes to take in the beauty before me. My whole body making careful effort to maintain a delicate balance in the kayak, so as not to…
For me, my journey to Radiant Church started over 15 years ago. Three years before that, I had taken off to Colorado Springs, leaving the nest, beginning my adult years and what would become some of the most challenging adventures…
Remember those catchy reminders on your VHS tapes from the movie rental store? For those who don't remember, back in the day, you actually could drive to a building, see and touch hundreds of VHS titles to rent and watch…
There is always a story behind the picture. Good or bad. Just like the one I posted on Instagram earlier today. Life is full, it is rich and it is busy. Striving to be intentional, sometimes, unintentionally, crams our schedules…
Wanted to post a few pictures from our quick girls weekend in Des Moines. A little less than 24 hrs of pure fun for the three cousins. So grateful to see the three of them share a friendship that is…
Contentment, such a first world problem yet an age old struggle. If we were in a third world country our mindset would be mostly about survival. Some of the most content, joyful and truly happy people I have met reside in…