Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
My fearless, four-year-old daughter was overtired. We were on round two of pool play for the day at my dad and stepmom’s new house, and she was happily jumping from a smaller elevated pool area down into their larger pool over and over again. This time, however, she forgot that she wasn’t wearing her float and leaped […]
“This is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another” (1 John 3:11 ESV). A hand-painted sign above my front door reads “Love one another” in elegant script. While the lettering and words are beautiful, I have the sentiment displayed there not because I like how it looks, […]
I’ve been reading a lot of different devotionals lately, as I begin the process of writing my own devotional for caregivers. Devotionals make a wonderful gift for yourself or for the special women in your life, and the list below should cover just about everyone. (Sorry, men, I know there are some great devotionals out […]
I am blessed to be a part of the launch team for Church of the Small Things by Melanie Shankle. Texas Aggie and San Antonio girl Melanie Shankle’s fourth book takes us through her heartfelt and hilarious worldview. She covers topics like marriage, motherhood, friendship, sisterhood, writing, and the church. (Side note: San Antonio painter Heather […]
My five-year-old daughter begins kindergarten this month. This means my cautious, anxiety-prone, oldest child starts a new adventure in a new school building with new friends and a new teacher. For the first time, she’ll be away from her little sister and away from me for six hours a day, five days a week. She […]