This Christmas season has been a very busy one for the Shott family! If you’re a care taker you know that days are long and nights can be longer when your loved one is in the hospital on and off for a month or more and when they…
I absolutely LOVE Christmas! The lights, the sites, the songs, the sounds, the smells. The busy shoppers scurrying around in search of that special gift for someone they love. The tree, the decorations and the sweet memories we unpack with each decoration we take out of the box. Frosty, Rudolph,…
FALL ON YOUR KNEES! OH HEAR THE ANGEL’S VOICES! OH, NIGHT DIVINE! This is the season in which we celebrate the amazing LOVE OF GOD! “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have…
You ladies know I’m crazy about Christmas! I love the the sites, sounds, lights and even the smells. It really is the MOST WONDER-ful TIME OF THE YEAR! But do you struggle with keeping Christ the focus of your Christmas? Isn’t it crazy how from Black Friday to Christmas day, we…
Have you ever looked around and noticed those super saints who seem to wear halos on their heads and seem to always say and do the right things. I want to be like that when I grow up, don’t you? When I ask those who seem to walk with God…
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you really know who you are? Perhaps you have been walking through life with your head down and your tail tucked because you’re carrying guilt and shame from your past. Guilt and shame from things you have done. Guilt…
Thanks to all who entered yesterday for a chance to win a ticket to BETTER TOGETHER! And the winner is….Kristin Conner! Kristin, I’ll email you with your ticket and some information about the conference. CONGRATULATIONS!! 🙂 And here is a sweet reminder for each one of use who feel…
I’m writing a chapter for The Making of a Mom and yesterday on Facebook, I asked this question, “What’s the worst thing someone has ever said to you & why?” And wow! The response broke my heart! I was blown away by scars on the hearts of so many precious…
I have a confession… I HATE photo shoots! I mean I REALLY HATE photo shoots. They leave you feeling very strange, awkward and un-natural. I really don’t even like to have my picture taken. For years, I would avoid the camera and when people snapped a shot, I’d put my…
I’ve been pretty overwhelmed lately. Not the kind of overwhelmed that makes you fall apart, but the kind that makes you want to drop back and punt…the kind that makes you rethink the way you spend all those sweet seconds that make up your day. The kind of overwhelmed that…