I love the holidays! I love decorating, the preparation, the menu options and all the events that go along with the season! Having said this, life has happened! Three months ago we moved into a new […]
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Messy Moments
The house was finally put back together after a 13 day visit with my son and his family. On the last night they were here, my husband and son did the dishes. I watched them […]
A Worthy Purpose
“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” Helen Keller These are interesting words spoken from someone who never […]
What will make my life better?
PsychCentral reports, “Religion makes people feel happier.” I read this on June 30 in the Arizona Republic. Here are some of the positive things this secular research mentioned are results of those with “religion”: Having […]
Back to School for Adults
Back to school time…we might think of buying new school clothes and supplies…all those school activities…homework. If we’re homeschooling, it’s ordering curriculum and lesson planning. Since I am a teacher, it’s reading textbooks and planning. […]
Patience Please!!
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. There is no law against these things. –Galatians 5:22-23 It should have been […]
Course Correction
There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. –Proverbs 14:12 (NLT) A battleship appeared to be on a collision course with another ship one foggy evening. The battleship’s […]
Wait, Wait, Wait!
I don’t like to wait. It seems like wasted time. I always look for the shortest line in the grocery store, while driving, pretty much anywhere I go. But they who wait for the Lord […]
Waiting and Serving
With Easter coming in a few weeks, I have been thinking about Christ’s crucifixion, his resurrection and ascension into heaven. It also leads me to think about Christ’s return. What a glorious day that will […]
Letting Go!
I’m a fixer. You know the kind of person who has the great need to fix a situation, a relationship, and a problem no matter what. However some things just cannot be fixed! Learning to […]