Check's In The Mail! There was a time in my life, after I'd started a new job, that I wasn't getting paid. One week, then two went by without pay. By week three, I was making calls. You'll have to wait for the second pay cycle. Week four rolled around, and I was desperate for cash. The... Continue Reading →
From Inside The Fish Have you ever felt like you were inside the fish? Like, whatever hole you were in was so deep, it had swallowed you up completely. The lights are out, your head is wrapped in seaweed, and you’re swimming around in pre-vomit? That’s where Jonah was because he had gotten God’s call... Continue Reading →
Motherhood The Amazing and crazy thing about motherhood is that you can feel your children when they aren't there. I can be going through my day and suddenly feel disquieted in my heart, listless, lost, sad, or anxious. Thinking about what's wrong will pretty quickly determine if it is a feeling born of my current... Continue Reading →
Tag Me In! When I was a kid we had the WWF, and the drama that unfolded each week was captivating. One of the highlights of the spectacle was when a pair or group of wrestlers would be scheduled to fight instead of just one-on-one. These tag teams worked like this: once a wrestler realized... Continue Reading →
Prayers, Promises, And Provisions Salmon Of Knowledge Reading Day 15 Philippians 1: 3 & 6 I thank my God every time I remember you... Being confident of their very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will carry it onto completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Promises Prayers and promises... Continue Reading →
So Long Lives This "So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." It's the final couplet in Shakespeare's sonnet 18. My mom loved it, and I often think about it in relation to her. My mother's love and life lessons live on in me for as long as I remember her. And, on... Continue Reading →
The Power Of Prayer Did you know that when you speak kindly to water, it creates beautiful crystals when the water molecules freeze? Or that plants too are affected by words positively or negatively. Countless experiments have been done in this vein. My own children brought home plants, rice, and other growing things and either spoke kindly,... Continue Reading →
Rest For The Weary I decided to go for a walk while it was still just overcast and hurried down to my favorite spot to get in some exercise while admiring the beautiful view. About a mile away from my car the drizzle started and then stopped. I kept walking trying to convince myself that... Continue Reading →
Revitalized, Refreshed & Renewed When my kids were small I walked them all over the place. We would walk miles a day. To the park, down to the river, all around town, to the library and back home again. Sometimes I would take the stroller, other times I didn't. When there was none, my youngest... Continue Reading →
God Is Our Refuge I love storms. The crashing thunder, the crackling lightening, the lashing rain,and the howling wind. Sometimes I stand outside just to feel the power and marvel at the beautifully dangerous display. But, usually I'm on my porch. I'm protected, sheltered. Dry. It's another thing entirely when the wind and rain are... Continue Reading →
The Fruit Of The Spirit. Always In Season Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Self Control. Fruit: Always In Season This fruit is always in season. 40-Day Challenge: Day 12 Reading Daniel 2 & 3 Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self... Continue Reading →
No Offense, But... Don't you hate hearing that? I really do. It's always followed by something offensive. This is not a good faith statement; it's an excuse preceded by an insult. And, if I'm honest, it's the way today's verse always made me feel. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God,... Continue Reading →
