Author: Tanya Pratt

Friendship is a sheltering tree.~ Samuel Coleridge Be that friend! A friend who listens well and one who discerns when no words are spoken. A friend who is honest and tells the truth not behind their back but straight to them in love and helpfulness. A friend who is forgiving and not offended easily. A…

Happy New Year!!!! Ahhhh, a brand new, super fresh, beginning of a year! Resolutions are in full swing! Are you ready? OK, so every year, I challenge myself to personal goals and Mark and I set family goals as well! Here are a few: • More God time – delving into His word more, reaching…

Ohhh, it is that time of year – the time for Christmas cheer! Decorations are going up, shopping is underway, Christmas movies and music is filling our homes and cars, dates are being set, the kiddos are making their lists and anticipation is climbing! But with all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday,…

Micah 6:8 says… And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. It’s funny because I think many feel that having humility and being merciful is synonymous with weakness.  But I don’t think that is the case.  I think that true humility…

Expectations!  What are yours?  Are they good, bad or nonexistent?  It’s OK to be expectant, in fact, it breeds hope!  Some will say if you don’t expect anything, you cannot be disappointed.  Well, that is a defeated mindset in my opinion.  I think that living life is full of expectancy…. wonderful, beautiful, hopeful expectancy! If…

What has really been on my mind an incredible amount lately, is how broken the body of Christ is.  When I say broken, I do not mean people who are hurting.  Yes, there are those who are and they need healing.  But what I am expressing instead is the dysfunction of the church.  Lots are…

This week, Mark and I are celebrating our 21st anniversary of wedded bliss.  It really is hard to believe, because I still feel 19!  This thing called marriage is a blessing, not always blissful nor perfect, but wonderful just the same!  It has been a journey…..at times a beautiful one and other times, a challenging…

No matter how you say it, it means a love like no other!  With Mother’s Day approaching,  Happy Mothers Day to all of you Mom’s, those of you who are missing your mom’s, those who desire to be a mom,  and those who may not a biological mom but are a mother to so many!…

I was so ecstatic the day I found out I was pregnant!  And then the day we learned it was a boy, how thankful and completely overjoyed we were to be expecting a son!   There are no words to really describe what our hearts felt!  We were both enamored immediately with our God given…