Overcoming One Day At A Time

When we're in the midst of storms and battles, the challenges we face can seem to be so big and overwhelming. During those times it's helpful to remember WHO is beside you and WHO is for you. Remember all of God's miracles from the past and all of His promises. Your challenges will shrink in size as you compare them to God's power and glory and what He is able to do. Take a few moments out of your day and watch this video of Chris Tomlin's song, "Our God is Greater". It will help bring peace and calm as you remember that our God is greater than anything you are facing today.  https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Cb4o4lN0c_E  

Through the years I've had many people comment that I'm "lucky" to have such a great marriage. The thing is that luck has nothing to do with it. Good marriages take dedication and work, end of story. No one has a fairy tale marriage every day, despite the Instagram posts or Facebook posts that some envy. A picture is a one second blink of time that may be beautiful, but never tells the full story. A good marriage doesn't need to prove they have a good marriage by posting a picture of their spouse every hour etc. Social Media does not truly deposit into your marriage, although some love to show love in front of others, which is very sweet, it does take away from the meaning and genuineness of it if one is doing it every single day. Every marriage has different ups and downs.Through being on Marriage Builders team for 4 years I've met so many great and different couples. Each marriage has its set of unique challenges and history that has made or broke where the...

Dearest Moms, I want to write to you, it hurts my heart when I see status updates competing against each other. I get sad when I see people say things about, " well I have X amount of kids, dog, sickness etc so I have more room to complain about life, its OK for me but not for you". Why do people complain about things they once prayed for? Because they are taking it for granted. We all have days when we complain about our kids, but some people it's literally every 20 minutes, and I'm not exaggerating. When you want to complain about kids realize that there's women's wombs aching to be full of life. Some would do anything to have a child and have experienced loss beyond words. Its like a slap in the face. Or when someone complains about their husband, (we all goof around) but really stab at him many are praying for a man who will stand by them but some take it for granted. Yes, EVERY SINGLE mom has responsibilities,  food, laundry, dishes, kids that spill,...