Gratitude List

Gratitude List

What if, you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? OUCH!! I stumbled across this message the other day and it stopped. me. in. my. tracks. Why?  Because I had been having a pity-party.  It wasn’t fun. really, it was NOT.  There was no one at my “party” it was

Do YOU need a good cleaning?

Dishwasher

Does your dishwasher ever run through the mega super clean cycle only for you to open up the steamy machine to dirty dishes? This happens too often at my house. Usually I want to ignore the issue and run it again, hoping that this time the invisible men scrub a little harder to get off

Redeeming the Purse Girl

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A friend of mine home schooled her oldest son through 6th grade and then placed him in a super cool private school. After a few days he told her he had made some friends and was being included in one of the groups. She asked him to tell her about the different groups.  He told

Conflict

conflict

We were driving with no destination in mind. We were looking for space enough to sort out our thoughts. For us, driving was one of the ways we created this space.  We were in the middle of one the most challenging and formative stages of life and ministry.  We were enduring the crucible of conflict

Does it put a smile on His face?

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I learn so much from my boys.  Being a mother has taught me so much about life and even more about myself.  Here’s a little glimpse into some things that I’m learning:  How to be more patient, I’m not the only one that can do it, I need to be patient as others are learning.