“Do you want mayo?” No response. Three children and not a single one answered me. “Do you want a slice of ham?” No response. Why did I bother asking a new questions when the old one was still hanging out there? They’re poking around on their i-pads and I’ve just come from grocery shopping. It’s… Continue reading Patient with our Impatience
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Where’s my drive?
Where’s my drive? Where’s my motivation? Where’s my inner push? I have this tendency to try to accomplish an unattainable to to-do list over the summers. Less is required of me right now. I’m not teaching kids, not lesson planning or grading papers. I’m not leading weekly Bible study or small group since we are… Continue reading Where’s my drive?
Remember
Memorial day is a day set aside annually for us to remember those we’ve lost and to remember our fallen heroes. Memorial day is set in a season of many reasons to remember for me. On Memorial day I remember my own fallen hero. My mom, who lived life so selflessly as a single parent,… Continue reading Remember
Rejection Stings
A few summers ago I was picnicking with my kids outside of a water park (because I’m one of those moms who are too cheap to pay for the concessions at a theme park) when a wasp must of loved the smell of the sweet grapes I was popping in my mouth and decided to… Continue reading Rejection Stings
What are you clinging to?
Holding tightly to the edge of the cliff, clinging to a dangling rope or grasping the window’s ledge are all frequent scenes in movies. The rock, window ledge or the rope the character clings to are all that exists between them and a terrible fall. Whether we realize it or not all of us are… Continue reading What are you clinging to?
A Wall you don’t want Torn Down!
“They have some major walls up!” We’ve all heard that phrase and know it’s not a good thing to have walls up, but there is a wall God encourages us to keep in place. A wall He’s designed to protect us. Not walls of self-protection but walls of self-control. Proverbs 25:28 says, “Like a city… Continue reading A Wall you don’t want Torn Down!
“Be Still”
My girls love to go to the paint café and use their creative juices on a piece of pottery. We always go in the late summer when our summer reading earns us a free paint session. The last few years I’ve picked a square tile to use as a coaster by my bed that I… Continue reading “Be Still”