What Makes You Scared?!
Oh man! My kids can tell you without any question that I am afraid of bats and rats. Bats are just flying rats, really. And there is no such thing as mice. They are all rats. I am not just a little scared either….legit phobia. Ugh! But Halloween is the holiday where we celebrate all […]
The Importance of Encouragement
Wow! Has it really been a year since we opened the doors of 3:16 Healthcare?? I can honestly say that it has been one of the most wonderfully challenging years of my life! Over and over again, I have said that I wish I had been journaling the past 18 months, because God has really […]
Follow Through Makes All the Difference
I have been blessed with a large, extended family. What’s more is that despite divorce and remarriage, even step-family has always been considered “real” family. My “step” grandfather was a tremendous basketball player. He played at the University of Georgia and was even drafted into the NBA, but blew out his knee. He instead poured […]
Beauty from Ashes
We recently went on a sweet little family vacation to the beach. My children have always loved the sand and the water. They have their Daddy’s dark complexion, and their skin just turns so brown under the sun’s warm kiss each summer. On the day we arrived, the beach was absolutely covered in sea shells […]
Rising Suicide Rates–What Can We Do?
Shhh, If We Don’t Talk About It, It Won’t Happen, Right?! Wrong! We are more connected than ever before. Social media and the internet helps us know minute by minute what our “friends” are up to, what President Trump is thinking about, that your high school English teacher had a retirement party, and that your […]
Superheroes Don’t Always Wear Capes
Our Mother’s Day giveaway has been so much more than I expected. Reading your submissions, I have laughed, I have cried, and I have prayed for so many of you. There are some themes, however, that were evident in all of the submissions: unconditional love, forgiveness, sacrifice, and hard work. I know first hand about […]
The Power of Our Words
I don’t think it is any secret that we can use our words to heal or to hurt, but I do think we often underestimate just how powerful our words can be. What is often said casually can get distorted quickly and become something much more than we ever intended. It happens ALL. THE. TIME. […]
A Time of Renewal
I love Spring! Despite my horrible allergies, I LOVE this time of year! I sat outside during the little warm snap we had a couple of weeks back and watched my kids play in the backyard. The Martins were singing and swooping around, the baby calves were playing in the nearby pasture, and the sun […]
Life Changing Love
The arrival of February often brings thoughts of roses, chocolates, and romantic dinners. But for many, it is a season of heightened loneliness, with social media only exaggerating one’s lack of romantic love. It is easy to get depressed or frustrated, even when we have a significant other, because of our expectations of love and romance. […]
The New Year Brings New Hope!
As we start the new year, each of us has probably spent time reflecting on what went right and what went wrong in the previous year. We also look forward to what the new year can bring! We set goals or resolutions, but unfortunately, we have usually broken those promises to ourselves by sometime mid-February. […]