I am the most indecisive person I know....at least, I think I am. Maybe I'm not. On top of that, I am a chronic people pleaser. Add those things together, and you can imagine the anxiety I accidentally carry around most days when it comes to making decisions.  This was obvious again recently when we

MY FAMILY BATTLED COVID ALMOST A YEAR AGO NOW AND THE WORST PART WAS HOW ISOLATING IT FELT. I WAS SICK IN BED FOR OVER A WEEK WHILE MY HUSBAND WHO WAS ASYMPTOMATIC HAD TO CARE FOR OUR SICK SON. HOWEVER, OUR FRIENDS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE BY LOVING US LIKE JESUS. THE WAY THEY CARED FOR US, EVEN THOU

"When are things going to go back to normal?" It’s the underlying thought that many of us have had on a regular basis over the past year after 2020 introduced us to the concept of wearing masks in public and having to cancel plans. Phrases like “unprecedented times” and “the new normal” took over ad

If the world were a normal place right now, my husband and I would be busy making plans to spend Thanksgiving in Illinois and Christmas in Ohio with our respective families. But because of the pandemic and his status as immunocompromised with a long list of preexisting conditions, we've chosen to fl

Everything in the world is different because of COVID-19, and that includes Easter. While it's a bummer that we can't meet in person to celebrate, here's why I think we'll look back on this Easter as one of our favorites:  1. ONLINE CHURCH While I realize that online church is not the same as gat

ANXIETY SEEMS TO BE WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE FEELING THESE DAYS AS THE CORONAVIRUS IS SPREADING, BUT EXPERIENCING PEACE IS POSSIBLE! MIKE FROM BIG DADDY WEAVE IS STAYING HOME AND QUARANTINING HIMSELF JUST LIKE THE REST OF US. HE BREAKS DOWN THE VERSES THAT HE NEEDS RIGHT NOW IN PHILIPPIANS 4: 5-6 AND HO

When will this end? That’s the question a lot of us are asking right now. When can we leave our homes? When will the numbers trend in the right direction? When can we make plans? When will things be back to normal? This line of questioning is not new to me. Four years ago, my husband had a medical e

Life has changed drastically over the last week due to the Coronavirus. As we are all learning how to adjust, we still have a lot of questions. CJ & Joy found out the answers we've been anxious to know. They interviewed John Brock, pastor of New Hope Church in Michigan, who just recovered from COVID