Bedtime is rapidly evolving with a 12 year-old daughter in the midst of puberty. It used to involve story time, holding her hand and lying next to her in her bed until she fell asleep. But it’s always included that one thing I never want her to forget...
Easter is one of my favorite times of the year! I love spring, the smell of fresh grass growing, daffodils popping up all over the hillside and birds chirping in the mornings. It's something almost magical...and it always turns my heart toward God!
I can remember a verse the Lord gave me in the very beginning. I was so unsure of myself...unsure of my ability to teach, unsure of my ability to carry out the vision the Lord had given me, and unsure I would do justice to God's name...
I must say, while "new things" can be scary...I'm finding that obedience brings peace. Some of the things He's put on my heart are almost 2 years in the making. But, I know it's time. Time to step out. Time to fully obey. And time to trust...
Before that, I was sewing patches on my son's jeans. He was headed to bed and I've been saying for weeks "I'm going to try and patch those"...because every pair of jeans he owns has holes in the knees...
...the last few years I have turned into an online shopper. Hard core. I am no longer a "go out all crazy hours of the night black Friday shopper", I am a "home in my jammies and cozy socks online shopping kind of girl".
Friends! You know, the ones you laugh with until your cheeks hurt...the ones who pick you up when you're down...the ones who pray for you, who check on you when you're sick...
That dinner bowl of chili was left uneaten tonight...and that seat at the table, empty...
How do we keep our hearts soft in this world when most of media and social media are pointing toward hardness? Pointing us in the direction of hate, gossip, judging, dishonoring and so many other things that will make our hearts hard? ...
If you would've asked me this time last year if I was busy, I would've answered a quick "nope", and I would've been dead wrong...
