Looking to spring
Spring is here in California and right around the corner for the rest of the country! This is the prime time to start a garden. Take the next week or two to start thinking about what you want to plant, where to plant, if you want a container garden or plant into the...
What’s for dinner? Planning a month’s worth of meals.
Plan Your Meals for a Month (well, almost a month...) Each month we will be planning a month's worth of meals for the next month. Well - I got a late start this month, but we are going to plan for the rest of the month - join us and get a jump on your meal planning!...
What’s for dinner? Making more with less
Save Money When Roger and I got married, we made the decision that I would pursue writing and speaking while being based out of our house so that our kids would have someone to come home to. This decision did not come without a price. No one goes into writing for the...
What’s for Dinner? Planning for the Next 3 Weeks! Organizing and finding out what you have.
This week I am going to help you make dinner, save time, save money, get organized and make dinner time meaningful and full of purpose once again. We are going to focus on how all of us, regardless of how busy you are can make great tasting, healthy meals for your...
How to Get Out of the Desert Place: Take a Walk in the Desert with Me
In the comments on Monday, my dear friend Carol Boley said: It is only in the desert that we learn how precious the water really is. While in our humanity we would never choose to go there, good things happen in the desert. I think that, for those of us who are...
How to Get Out of the Desert Place: Do the Stuff That You Don’t Feel Like Doing
Thanks to all of you who have sent notes of love, grace and encouragement. My inbox has never been so full of love and peace. I will get back to each of you soon. Last night, as I was sitting down to do my blog, I found myself in the doing mode. "I need to write my...
How to Get Out of the Desert Place: Remeber How God Sees You
This desert place isn't new to me. I'm a frequent visitor. I know how it feels, I know how it smells, and most of all, I remember the way to get here. Most of the times I find myself back in the dryness of the desert because I've let the world tell me that it's where...
How to Get Out of the Desert Place
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. It’s been a long few months. It all started with a busy schedule. A busy, “Look how many places want me to speak!” kind...
Tips to make sure the kids get out of the door too!
You have breakfast, lunch, you are dressed and ready to walk out of the door but what about the children? Are they ready? Are they even awake yet? I have heard funny stories so many times about a mom dropping their child off at school only to realize they are still in...