Every once in awhile, a sermon illustration you hear really sticks with you. Â Yesterday’s sermon by Pastor Harrell outlined Barnabas and his continual lifestyle of encouragement. Â When Pastor arrived at the point of this particular illustration, after the first line, I whispered the outcome of the story in my…
Regret Free Parenting is a great handbook for any parent, regardless of their child’s age, one book that I just had to share with my readers.  So many questions flow through our minds as parents as we attempt to rear our children for the reasons that really matter. Catherine says:…
Earlier this week, I waited too late to start homework with my kindergartener, Samuel. Â About the time I was calling him to come to me and begin working, he started crying about getting hurt while playing with his older sibling. Â Now I don’t think he was truly injured, mostly…
The raindrops have fallen most of the day and the tears running down my cheeks for my sweet friends have been no different. Coming in spurts at times, gushing at others…the weather of the day seemed to reflect my mood, the one where life doesn’t seem fair. And it is…
Let’s just be blunt and honest. (Like you expected anything less on this blog.) Lately I’ve taken a little sparring about being so involved in Bible study. Â So I’ve been thinking a lot about why I do what I do when it comes to reading and studying God’s Word. What…
This morning I had the privilege to share a prayer testimony of one of the many ways God has worked in our family’s life through prayer. Â Two years ago, about this time, I was pregnant with our sweet Tarah and my belly was growing each day. Â With that growth, and…
My third grader is working on cursive handwriting. And hates every minute of it. Â But for me, there is something so special about handwritten notes. Â I’m afraid handwritten notes are quickly becoming an indulgence of yesterdays. Have we forgotten the beauty of handwritten notes and letters? And I’m not talking…
It’s a new day and about 6 am, I get the news. Â No school for the day. Â For me, this means a ton of change, flexibility and adaptability are now on the agenda. Â So what do you do? Â Here are a few ideas from one mom who is not…
Any time I am reading the Bible and discover metaphors comparing God or Jesus to a shepherd, my ears perk up. So last week was no different as I was reading Isaiah 40 for Ladies’ Bible Study Fellowship. This chapter is a huge encouragement for the children of Israel, as…
‘Twas the plight before Christmas, when all through the house Everything was stirring, perhaps even a mouse; The stockings were barely hanging by a thread  without care, Because of the little hands that wouldn’t leave them there; The children were wild and dancing with glee, They truly were hyper, playing…
On the Monday following Thanksgiving, our family received a Christmas card in the mail. “Wow, someone is ON the ball!” I thought. Then when it looked at the handwriting, I realized that someone was my sister, Sharon. Go figure. But this card was no ordinary card in the least way. …
Yesterday my husband and I had the incredible opportunity to have a 3D ultrasound. Because I’m sooo old to have a baby, (don’t ask!) the doctor considers me to have age-related risk factors so he ordered a level II ultrasound. To have a sneak-preview at God’s creation is more than…
