Author: Tanya Pratt

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…

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Oh My!!! Here we are….living in a technological, social media crazed world!   There is a lot of good but also a lot of not-so-good.  I am not going to lie, I am a big enjoyer of facebook.  For me, that is the extent of my social media world, aside from my recent…

The ME, ME, ME mindset… Most of us have heard of Veruca Salt but for those who may not have, she is a character from one of my favorite childhood movies, Willy Wonka. She is an extremely selfish, immature, over indulged, manipulative and   very spoiled child!  Her behavior is distasteful and rude.  Yet, her…

Ahhh yes, we have all been there.  You know, comparing ourselves with others!  The assessing and striving to prove our own worth and capabilities.  But honestly, what are we trying to prove?!  It is such a crippling notion that we need to compete or add up to others around us.  Instead of appreciating our differences,…

Hey….happy April! So, to stay committed to the title, this will be short and sweet! I like simplicity, don’t you?  Almost 5 years ago, we bought a new Honda.  My intention was to get a used one because that’s cool with me – low miles, decent shape, and gets me where I am going.  But…