Recently, we launched a new movement and Facebook page for our “Plant a Grant – The Fifty Buck Challenge.” Since its inception, we’ve been blessed by the stories of different people taking the challenge, and the creative ways they made it personal. We’ve already shared stories of 2 women on the blog who’ve taken the [...]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how God gave me a Second Chance to give a $50 bill away that had been holed up in my wallet since Christmas. If you aren’t familiar with the story, you can read about my failings and then God’s redemption. After sharing about my $50 bill experience on [...]

It Happened. Since that fateful Tuesday night in December just about 1 month ago, I have been watching, praying and waiting for an opportunity to use the $50 bill lurking in my wallet. It has been tempting me to spend it on any manner of things: allowance, gas, groceries, dinner out, clothes, gifts. But I [...]

Sitting in my office looking out at the mountains the other day, I realized we’ve been in our New Mexico home for 3 months already! So much has happened, not the least of which is a wonderful by-product I’ve witnessed in all our family because of our relocation. Unfamiliarity has created a dependence of sorts, [...]

I received so much feedback from my last post “Alone”, I realized many of you have been in my shoes before. It was certainly vulnerable to write, but each time I step out in that “scary” space, you reward me with your own personal struggles or some needed encouragement. I think God is amazing how [...]