Category: Practice Joy Blog (2010-2013)

Many thoughts as this week begins that I hope to be able to do justice to in the written form…guess we will see. But as one of my kiddos keeps coming out with different excuses for why sleep is...

Contrary to my style, I want to start off with my point of this and the following posts this week.  See, there are many barriers to a woman or man leaving an abusive relationship.  Some of those barriers are...

(Continued from an earlier post…)Think about it the next time you are in church as you sit in the row of pews or seats and everyone seems happy; or at the supermarket, the gym or even some high end...

Yes, this is not the continuation…I was going to work on that at my girl’s retreat; however, there was NO internet connection…imagine that!  However did I survive?  Quite well actually for God gave me not just one idea for...

Title note: in case you don’t get it, I am playing on the word “analogy” – which means similarity…but I don’t need to tell y’all that – you are bright people and I just need to get on with...

Please take a moment to pray:  For both you and me.  For you, that you will be able to hear what I say in this post with compassion and honesty…that you won’t try to ignore the stats I give...

For those of you that know me personally, you probably have been wondering if I was living in denial.  I knew that I wasn’t…yes, this day would come eventually, sooner or later.  I am relieved actually that the truth...

Welcome back to the game show – are you ready to play?  Great, let’s get started! How many houses/moves did Holli make by the time she was 13 years old?  ……Thirteen! – come on now – you could have...

Have you seen this game show?  I remember watching it when it first came out several years ago…on the beautiful Big Island, HI.  I quickly found myself saying, “Yes I AM NOT SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER!” I think...

While the week started off with sloppy wet kisses from the boys, it quickly turned downhill for the next couple of days …and I was definitely pulling my hair out and looking around for my last nerve that ran...