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The Group Hug that Healed My Heart
I finally got all my feelings back under control that I could share this story... Yesterday - for the first time ever, I taught at CedarCreek Church Fusion Camp. My girls attended or led at camp every year for the last 15 years and they didn’t want mom hanging out...
5 Ways to Freshen Your Heart and Home | Interview with Tracy Steel
What makes your home beautiful is YOU! -Tracy Steel Do you love design shows like "Fixer Upper" or anything else on HGTV? Most of us would love for Joanna Gaines or the Property Brothers to stop by and give our homes a fresh look! However, I'm talking with my...
How to Stay Connected to Your Faith in the Summertime
When I first joined the staff team at my local church, I noticed a sizable drop in attendance at the beginning of summer. It was like the sun came out and captured one-third of our crowd over to the beach or some distance campground. Where’d everybody go? Over the...
Five Summer Organizing Tips for Moms | Interview with Katie M. Reid
Katie is a national speaker, singer/songwriter, and author of Made Like Martha: Good News for the Woman Who Gets Things Done. She has been published on sites like: Focus on the Family, TODAY's Parenting Team Blog, Crosswalk, Proverbs 31, and HuffPost. "MOM! What...
My Father-in-Law’s Final Service At Arlington National Cemetery
Last Thursday, I stood with family members as my father-in-law, Brent Roose was interred at Arlington National Cemetery just outside of Washington, DC. If you’ve ever visited the final resting place of our nation’s bravest warriors, you know that words cannot...
When Comfort Food Calls
It took a lot of years for me to finally realize that cookies and chip dip weren’t to blame for the extra weight around my middle. Food wasn’t the culprit, but my unmanaged feelings were. Whether I was anxious about my children’s safety, overwhelmed by my non-stop...