I was recently explaining to my husband why I had spent money on a purchase for our home “just because” in a tone that screamed “I KNOW I SHOULDN’T SPEND THIS MONEY!”. My husband shook his head, clearly upset that I felt like I had to justify why I would splurge on myself. I think what he… Continue reading Shutting the Door on Unnecessary Guilt
When my children were young, and we were in parking lots, I had them hold my hand as we walked. It’s just what a parent does. But, on occasion, one of my children (who shall remain nameless but has the initials ttj) would wriggle his hand out of mine and bolt across the lane. As… Continue reading Fasten Your Seatbelt!
"Don't complain unless you have a solution!" Have you ever heard this before? I have. I heard it growing up at home. I heard it in the work place. I’ve spoken it to my own children. Don’t you hate it when someone has used up their energy griping and complaining about someone or… Continue reading Where There’s a Problem, There’s A Solution
"Lord, I feel like a wash cloth that has been soaked in vinegar and wrung out and twisted in an attempt to dry me completely and after being wrung out, I feel like I've been tossed to the side to dry up stiff as a board." This was my journal entry recently. My first… Continue reading Come…Drink Up
In my lifetime, there are things that I've asked the Lord for and have had to wait to see them come to pass. Not just wait a few days or even weeks or months, but years. YEARS PEOPLE!! When I've prayed for something for so long and it finally happens, sometimes I just don't know what… Continue reading Keeping Up With God-The Strain Is Always Worth It!
When I sit and think of all of the ways that God has blessed me, I always think about the people in my life. Relationships. Over the past 26+ years of our married lives, men and women, and even children, have waltzed into our paths and grabbed hold of our hearts in a deep, rich… Continue reading What To Do When We Have More Questions Than Answers
I wrote last week about a storm the Apostle Paul weathered in the book of Acts, chapter 27. There was so much to learn in that story...I wrote my guts out over it for three days. But then, I had to go in and trim and cut so that I would have your attention!… Continue reading Loose Your Grip: Take 2
Water is powerful, especially when it comes in the form of a storm. Lightning. Thunder. Wind. Is it just me, or does it seem that the worst storms come at night? Those tornado warnings or threats of wind damage rear their heads when we can't see what's coming. Adding to the anxieties of the darkness,… Continue reading Loosen Your Grip
My daughter is a wanderer. She sings, draws, paints and is a gifted photographer. She practically lives out of her car, much like a gypsy. She hops fences. If the best angle for the photo she wants to take is on the other side of the fence, there is no question where she is… Continue reading Hopping Fences
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.” Psalm 127:3 We have one child out the door and the last one still living at home but mostly independent. We are beginning to taste the joys, and sometimes the sorrow (speaking for myself, not my husband) of a quiet home. Like most parents, I… Continue reading Where’s the Parenting Manual?
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