(“But now, O Lord, Thou art our Father; we are the clay, and Thou our potter; and we all are the work of Thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8) One of my little sisters, Susanna, gave me a very large mug for my tea that reads, “I smile because you’re my sister. I laugh because there is …
The year yawns to a close, and another stretches into being. Out on a quiet hillside, un-harried by galas and parties, undistracted by lists of resolutions infused with the best of intentions, stands a solitary figure. The Shepherd. He is doing what He always does as though time has not moved at all – as …
In our family we love baking. Therefore, having to go gluten-free was quite the life crisis for me. I don’t really care for the taste of most store-available items, and I care even less for the price! So, it’s been years of epic failure followed by trying again – but I think this is a …
Psalms 42:11 “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” Sunflowers…Their big, beautiful, bold heads that always turn towards the sun… Their obsession with the light that spills …
Kalli – shouting through the bathroom door (because mothers have absolutely no personal space or boundaries. All of my offspring seem pretty convinced that I always want to hear what they have to say at the exact moment they want to share it with me…whatever that moment looks like. Praise the Lord for locks on …
“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved and in them that perish:” II Cor. 2:15 I was blessed to grow up in a Bible-believing home and church. From very small, God’s perspective of the world shaped how I saw and interpreted much that was around me. I …
Hadessah – or Dessi Joy as she is affectionately called – has always been our reigning princess. It has been almost nine years since she entered the world and it has been everything BUT a walk in the park since she did. Her short life has seen so many hardships and changes – yet her …
Daddy had a project he was working on at Grandpoppy and Grandmommy’s house. Kalli thought that two sets of eyes and hands might help make the job go faster…hee hee! At least it made the job sweeter ;-p
There are journeys that we never willingly sign up for. Toxic mold, sick building syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)… These are some of the unexpected events that side swiped our family and decimated our health. Being the over-achiever that I am (;-p), I was hit the worst of all of us. Over the course …
(John 15:1-8) I am humbled by this statement, “…and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” Help me, Abba Father, never to despise Your “every.” Was there fruit? Was there hope? Was there right desires? Was there beauty and a heart yearning for You and a faith …