There it hung in all of its whimsical glory, with its pastel colors and carefree rainbows tempting the likes of my eight year-old free-spirited girl. It was back-to-school time, and I had promised her a fun day out – just the two of us – plus a new outfit to
“Remember that one time when we were shopping and you lost Chase?” My kids are so generous to remind me of this stuff. They were 8, 7, 4, and 2 and it was two days before Christmas. I know, I know… December 23rd is not the day to power shop
Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. We all have a desire to be wise. We like to understand how things work, to be able to answer questions, to make
Jehovah Jireh. Yes, He is our provider, but there are times when Christians think this means health, wealth, happiness, ease and comfort. And this line of thinking leads me to ask the question: What about my neighbor here in Uganda, whose husband skips out when it’s time to pay school
Talk about tension, man. For a girl who would prefer to end every discussion with a group hug and the phrase, “Hey, can’t we all just get along?,” this first week in Galatians is a good reminder that sometimes solutions to life’s heated disagreements aren’t quite that easy. Bummer. God himself knows that
I’ll be really honest with you – I can tell when I haven’t been in God’s Word like I should. Stress and fears begin to cloud my mind and instead of meditating on Scripture, I begin meditating on the “what ifs” of life. The focus of my life begins to
She came to visit me over Christmas – her sweet voice as gentle and patient as always. What a joy it was to catch up late into the night as we took turns snuggling her newest baby girl. I smile at how our now twenty year-old friendship began: I was