I love spring! The flowers blooming! The tree leaves budding! The grass greening! But then there are the tiny creatures who love to sneak in and eat holes in my beautiful plants. They remind me of something else very small that can sneak in and eat holes in the human soul. Let me tell you a tale of a springtime lesson. Read more…
It’s so easy to complain right now. I miss my friends. I want to go shopping. I’d like to visit my family. Waah. Waah. Waah. And then I remember the night my trivial inconveniences slapped me in the face. Read to the end to help put our quarantine in perspective.
I was flying home from Pennsylvania on Good Friday of the Easter weekend, Read more…
Hand sanitizers! We’ve never heard so much about washing hands and sanitizing hands in the history of man! It reminds me of a story about a little boy whose mother called him to come in from outside and wash up for dinner.
“But my hands aren’t dirty,” the boy argued.
“Yes, they are,” his mom replied. Read more…
I don’t know about you, but the quarantine is leaving me feeling a bit empty. Being with my friends and church family is one way that I get filled back up after pouring out. Today, let me introduce you to a woman who also felt empty. We’ll start with a sign I saw posted on a telephone pole…
A sign was posted on a telephone pole by the grocery store: “LOST DOG with three legs, Read more…
Have you ever said something you wished you could take back? Silly question. We all have. But
I remember taking my son, Steven, to an amusement park just before he began fourth grade. It was hot, the lines were long, and I began to feel queasy from being gyrated and jerked to sudden stops from 60 miles per hour. Read more…
Do you ever cringe at what comes out of your mouth. I know I do. One day I learned a valuable lesson…at a funeral of all places. I’m sharing over at Proverbs 31 Ministries today. I thought you might like it too.
One day, when Everett came home after a long tiresome day at work, he was surprised to see candles lit throughout the house. Read more…
Happy summer! Can you believe it’s the end of July already! I thought I’d share a lesson God taught me and my family while we were on vacation. Grab some lemonade (or sweet tea) and let’s enjoy God speaking to us first one way and then the other during the last few weeks of summer!
Just before leaving our rented condominium after a week of sun, Read more…
My son was fast, and he ran with a fast crowd. As a matter of fact, his entire track team was pretty fast! In the ninth grade, Steven participated in the conference track meet, running the 1600 meters. (That’s four times around the big circle.) I was so proud of him as he ran like a gazelle around the first lap, Read more…
I just love Thanksgiving! It is my favorite time of year. A time to remember all that we have to be thankful for!
But what about the times when we just don’t feel very thankful. When the job stinks or the kids get on that last nerve. When we’ve got too much to do and not enough me to do it. Read more…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in my blog family. Motherhood is one of the most rewarding jobs on earth…but it’s not easy. If it were, it wouldn’t start with something called “labor!” At the end of this post, you’ll see a lovely printable to remind you of just how important your role as a mom is, not only to your children, Read more…