I’d love to say that I am always motivated to reach for my goals, to do my housework, to homeschool my kids, and to exercise. But I’m not. It’s easy to look at the people around us that look successful and think they always have it all together. The truth is, though, they don’t. They… Read More
Each month of this year, I have enjoyed rifling through the pages of my journal, looking back on what I’ve written, and then writing a blog post about it all. You can check out the other posts here-January, February, March, and April. Making Time to Read I really enjoy reading books that help me to… Read More
The word Surrender has been on my heart lately. Mind you, not just the word, but the very act of Surrender. I don’t know about you, but when things aren’t working out exactly the way I like, I have a tendency to analyze and try to figure out how to improve and fix those… Read More
*This is a Guest Post by my husband, Bernd. Back when we were dating, he used to write me emails and I always joke that those emails were why I married him in the first place. He really has a way with words. Hope you enjoy this post! The title seems vague. End of… Read More
*Each month of this year, I have enjoyed rifling through the pages of my journal, looking back on what I’ve written, and then writing a blog post about it all. You can check out the other posts here-January, February, and March. Intentional Dates with the Kids A couple of months ago, Bernd and I decided to… Read More
Finding a Better time for Exercise One of my goals for 2016 was to get back to regular exercising. It just seemed like all my old times for exercising just weren’t working. Over the years, I have changed my times for exercising many times. At times, I have worked out early, early in the morning.… Read More
Do you ever get mad and completely lose it on the ones you love? Why is it that we often attack the ones we love the most? Why is it that we often have complete patience with strangers and yet hurt the ones we love so deeply? This past Sunday, I failed at being… Read More
Did you know that your self-image is very important to your future success? It seems to me, that we as women, fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others way too often. I might compare the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of my house to friend’s house or I might compare my lack of… Read More
The following is a lovely poem written by my mother-in-law, Gisela Sauereisen and used with her permission. Love so Divine Tears are running down my face life is not worth living but then a voice is calling me He even knew my name “Dear Child,” He says, “you are not alone, lay down your life… Read More
This morning as I was reading the Bible and looking over notes in my journal, I read the following scripture and was inspired to write about it. When I think about the story of Peter walking the water, it truly amazes me. It causes me to think a lot deeper about walking the Faith… Read More