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 […]
!! SINNER ALERT
Recently during the middle of a Saturday night church service dozens of smart phones around us started buzzing in response to a severe weather alert regarding a dangerous storm system moving through the valley. While […]
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. […]
Uncluttering Your Soul
“Untangling yourself from the overscheduled, overwhelming web of your current life is not for the faint of heart. It’s honest, rigorous work.” “Simplified living…requires uncluttering your soul.” I recently read these statements made by Bill […]
A Message “Frozen” In Time
There’s nothing more irritating than having a really annoying song stuck in your head hour after hour, day after day. A few weeks ago I had a song from the movie Frozen stuck in my […]
That’s my Jesus
I listened to a talk from a conference on my phone while I was in bed last night and a small snippet from the talk is sticking out in my mind this morning. She talked […]
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 […]
Show Up for Life!!
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. –Psalm 118:24 I made a remark to a friend about how quickly time was passing by. Then it hit […]