On Revisiting the Past

On Revisiting the Past

  The million steps to 35 years ago is literally just a few blocks away. I live one street over from a house I grew up in. Sometimes I take my children down that dead-end road. We walk down the gravel road where I remember…like yesterday…playing in...
Welcome to Wasteland to Graceland

Welcome to Wasteland to Graceland

  Welcome to Wasteland to Graceland! If you are visiting from the 5 Minutes for Mom Party, here is a little introduction about my blog: I’m a Christian, wife, mom (2 kids), homeschooler, and Christian Life Coach. I loved writing and illustrating stories as...
God-based vs. Fear-based Decisions

God-based vs. Fear-based Decisions

The Magic House… A magnificent old house in St. Louis filled with everything a child (and adult) longs to play with but doesn’t realize yet.  There is nothing commonplace or boring.  Unique excitement awaits around every corner and in every nook and...
On the Edge of Spring

On the Edge of Spring

It’s already but not yet. We’ve been given the date and the declaration but we have not really experienced it quite fully yet…at least not in Missouri.  Yes…we’ve had days…but they have been too short.  Just today we had 75-80...
As Easy and As Hard as Remembering the Gospel

As Easy and As Hard as Remembering the Gospel

We have so many choices each day.  Some are simple: Do I want salad or a PBJ for lunch? Other decisions sound simple but are really much more complex. For instance… The decision to rest in the gospel…or resist it.  To move from wasteland to graceland...