If I want to see change in my kids, it has to start with me. Today let’s look at 6 tips on how to go from grumbly to grateful. How to Go From Grumbly to Grateful Sometimes my kids drive me crazy. They are too negative, too cranky, and too quick to point out ways… [Continue Reading]
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7 Amish Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Table
In search of a recipe for your Thanksgiving celebration? Look no further! Here are a few of my favorite good old-fashioned family and Amish recipes for your Thanksgiving table. Enjoy! Banana Sour Cream Bread Come again? Banana bread made with sour cream!? Don’t worry—I was skeptical when I first saw the recipe,… [Continue Reading]
Don’t Miss Your Kids in All Your “God Projects”
Don’t Miss Your Kids in All Your “God Projects” I’m a project person. I like lists to check off and gold stars (even if they are imagined) placed on my jobs that are well done. As an author I like to type “The End”at the completion of my novels. As a Teen MOPS (Mothers… [Continue Reading]
Sharing The Stories of The Greatest Generation
About 14 years ago I was on vacation with two friends when I first heard about the 11th Armored Division–the men who liberated Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps. So intrigued by the history of these men, I wrote two novels about them, From Dust and Ashes and Night Song. In the course of writing these books,… [Continue Reading]
An Update from Kenya
An Update from Kenya At age 17, I became a teen mom… During my pregnancy it seemed that wherever I went I felt labeled. People noticed my “mistake,” but they didn’t see my heart. Few noticed how I was seeking God, and trying to make changes. My large, round stomach was all that they noticed…. [Continue Reading]
Making Hard Choices: Saying Goodbye to ‘Living Inspired’
Making Hard Choices Saying Goodbye to ‘Living Inspired” Many people often ask me how I “do it all.” Sometimes it appears as if I do. I write blogs, write books, host a radio show, mentor teen moms, and care for my husband and kids. The truth is I have to make hard choices to maintain… [Continue Reading]