Bonding Time
My house saw some serious action on Sunday. We had invited some people from our church to come for lunch. This house has rarely seen this many children at one time! It was a lot of fun, and as usual, God taught me some things! One family has a young boy who they have recently…
Read MoreThoughtful Sin
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! Psalm 139:23 “He is such a jerk to her.” “If she disciplined that child she wouldn’t have these issues.” “Why would they appoint her to that position?” “He looks pretty good today.” “Where was her mother when she left…
Read MoreBlessings in Suffering
For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him. Psalm 22:24 God loves to bless His people. In many ways He blesses even those who are not His people. The sun comes up,…
Read More6 “Momisms”
With Mother’s Day upon us I have been thinking about my Mom. (I guess that was the point of setting aside a day.) As I thought about what she taught me I realized there were several things she repeated regularly that have stuck with me. My Mom was a Christian but we went to…
Read MoreMother’s Day Gifts
When my kids were little I tried hard not to, but did, compare them to other kids. Really, what I was doing was comparing myself to other Moms. It just seemed that their children walked, talked, potty trained, and read before mine. I could always find a child surpassing mine and blame myself (as…
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