I wrote this story two years ago. I hope you enjoy and maybe even relate! If you can, please leave me a comment!I had woken up on the last day of the year to a crying sky. Tired from entertaining a house full of family over the Christmas holidays, the weather matched my frame of mind that morning. After lying around in our pajamas for too long, my husband and I realized that we had just twenty … [Read more...] about The Safeguard
obedience
How Much to Say?
"But [the Lord] said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)I walked into my local YMCA today after an almost three months' absence. I was met by one of my "Y" friends there. Kelly (not her real name) has been a companion … [Read more...] about How Much to Say?
Truly Satisfied
"Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days." Psalm 90:14"Mama, if you get me Annie, I won't ask for anything else for my birthday this year," my youngest, almost-eight-year-old daughter informed me the other day."Honey, we already have a puppy; I don't think we need another dog to take care of." [I don't need another dog to take care … [Read more...] about Truly Satisfied
True Bravery
"Who is among you who [reverently] fears the Lord, who obeys the voice of His Servant, yet who walks in darkness and deep trouble and has no shining splendor [in his heart]? Let him rely on, trust in, and be confident in the name of the Lord, and let him lean upon and be supported by his God." Isaiah 50:10 (Amplified Bible)I have been in awe over people who have been awarded for their bravery in … [Read more...] about True Bravery
To Be A Nathanael
Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous? Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! Psalm 34:12-13 (NLT)My children love being asked Bible trivia. Rob and I try to read each night from the Bible, firmly believing that a love for the Word of God is the most important gift we could ever give to our three babies. My eleven … [Read more...] about To Be A Nathanael
The Final Curtain Call
"So we make it our goal to please Him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 (NIV) One of the more creative and memorable assignments I ever received in college was having to write my own obituary. I … [Read more...] about The Final Curtain Call
