Drawn from the archives… On a day when we need a little 1 Thess. 5:11 to fill these walls. “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up…” I want a kid named Barnabas. You know… That son of encouragement. (Acts 4:36) But first I have to change my own name. And listen when I [Read More...]
Praying for the Hartfeld and Springstead families tonight… As Jacob and Stacey head home awaiting hospice. Please join us in praying for Stacey and Jacob and their little ones. Dear Stacey & Jacob, Oh sweet friends… All day long. All day long God has brought you to mind. And every place I went today…the conversation [Read More...]
Tears drip off my chin, landing on the key board. This post is for my friend Becky. Who is moving far away tomorrow. And she gave me this old man smoking a pipe for my birthday. Probably my favorite gift because it represents years of friendship. A record of– Birthdays and marriages. Babies and [Read More...]
It happened again this morning. Last night was a rough night and I had incredible intentions of getting up before the kiddos and continuing on with my plan for spending time in God’s Word. But between midnight and 6 am, a certain-three-year-old-someone woke up three times calling for me. Bone-weary. Eyes swollen and puffy. Starting [Read More...]
That’s what this weekend was to me– Love confirmed. In so many ways. Love binding up and bringing close. Redeeming. Giving. Receiving. Confirming. I went to Allume (a writing-blogging-conference) with my eyes scanning for these answers… #1) Is it worth it? Does God want it? Is it real? — all the friendships and connections and [Read More...]
First… Let me just start by saying that I’m sharing a post that is close to my heart over at The Better Mom today… Our theme for October is– contentment. And I’m sharing about finding contentment (or battling for it) in those years when you have lots of Littles running around. It’s also about how [Read More...]
I know it was 3:21 AM when I first realized I heard the music this morning. I was having a dream about blind chickens…which totally makes sense. And then somehow the theme song to Jay Jay the Jet Plane overtook the tragic atmosphere. Eventually I woke up enough to realize that I really was hearing [Read More...]
And I know you won’t. You will cringe when you see this post. But we’re celebrating your birthday this week and it’s more about Him than it is about you. It’s about Him in You. Because you are Matthew 5:16 to me. You shine your light and it brings glory to Him. And you do [Read More...]
* photo credit So… My husband pretty much dreads garage sales. But–I’ve been cleaning out rooms. The spring cleaning urge is simmering and my get-rid-of-pile is growing. As the spring buds begin to emerge, we’re getting closer to the start of the garage sale season. My husband doesn’t want to know if something we own came [Read More...]
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