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 […]

!! 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 […]

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 […]