Sweet Pea is taking her first tentative steps. She much prefers furniture walking– holding on to the couch, a chair or even my leg– to letting go and walking on her own. When she realizes she is standing without support, she sits down. As believers, we can become furniture walkers too. We say and think…
Category Archives: life lessons
{day 10} When good gets in the way
Peruse the internet for a while and you will find many blogs, articles and even books on how to simplify your life. We live in a fast paced, activity filled culture. Our time is full of activities, even our church calendars are jam packed with fun, family friendly things to do. Most of what we…
Falling into place
Crisp, cool air. Leaves on the trees hint brilliance and the stroke of the Artist’s hand. Flavors and aromas, cinnamon and pumpkin, entice my soul. Fall is my favorite time of year. There is something about the air, the scenery, the smell and taste of autumn that propels me forward from the dog days of…
Money buys clutter and other life lessons
How do we get so attached to things that will one day be trash? I watch the show, Hoarders, with a special perspective. I spent a few years of my life in the trenches of stuff with clients that did not know how they came to live in such a desperate way. Some homes I…
Ebb and Flow of Life
This has been one of those weeks that simulated a roller coaster for my emotions. Up, down, upside down, shoot back up. I’m not a roller coaster type of gal. All of that can leave this mama exhausted in every way possible. Our weekend was full. Of learning, of fellowship, of family fun. The speaker…
Looking down the tracks
Have you ever been in a rush to catch a train? Push your ticket through, run up the escalator, race out of breath only to reach the platform in time to see the train disappearing down the track. Parenting, as of late, feels much like this to me. Jason and Miss S. are 18…
Flesh and Blood and Tears
It was a burnt bridge. Charred by the chasm of bitterness, hatred and anger that had simmered for years. “Good” reasons to maintain my unforgiving heart. I had been let down, hurt, abused, disappointed, neglected, abandoned and wounded by this person. This person that was supposed to protect me from all those things. My dad….
Desires of the heart
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 I used to read this verse in a much different way than I do now. I used to think that the more I read my Bible, the more that I memorized Scripture, the more I prayed, the more…
Our One Year Plan
I am a planner by nature. Color coded calendar-daytimer refills-gotta have a plan kind of girl. Every year on our anniversary I force strongly encourage my hubby to sit down with me and update our one year, five year and ten year plan. We can go through life thinking we know the plan. We can…
To Save a Teen’s Life
This weekend our family went to our church’s annual fall family retreat. You can read about one of my take away experiences here. The first night youth and their parents were invited to watch a movie in the chapel. The movie was called To Save a Life. To watch the trailer of the movie, click…
