The winter holiday season officially begins this week! (or so says Wikipedia). For our family, it has mostly been about food. Traditions run several generations deep, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t branching out as our family gets connected to other families. This year the menu will include chicken and Read more…
I do not occupy myself with thing too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother… Psalm 131:1b-2a I hate not being listened to. I resent not being asked for my input, especially when it comes to Read more…
“…Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.” — Daniel 2:47 These words spoken by Nebuchadnezzar to Daniel after the revelation of the king’s disturbing dream and its meaning are Read more…
For the last several weeks I have been diligently logging what I eat and how much of it on an app. It tells me how many calories I am allowed to consume if I want to get rid of about a pound a week. It adds calories to the allowance Read more…
Temperatures in my neck of the woods have finally dropped low enough to think about sitting outside on the porch for breakfast or quiet time. The patio table has sported its pretty cover all summer long undisturbed, collecting fine dirt and dust, the accumulation of six months of lawn mowing, Read more…
For many years my everyday has included a time with Jesus, usually including coffee, a Bible, and my journal. As a result, I have many, many filled journals. I found an entry from over ten years ago, recounting some events from my past that give me perspective on my present Read more…
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be yours as well. –Matthew 6:33 Nothing allows my old nature to rear its ugly head like lack of sleep. The last few days, my husband has experienced unrelenting pain — the kind that only lets him Read more…
It started with the death of a lizard – a gecko, actually. We have bugs in our house. The big kind you can hear coming, or the kind that try to sing you to sleep at night. My tendency is to smash first and think about the consequences later. This Read more…
Sitting in Nashville International Airport, the strains of an acoustic guitarist crooning the sweet melodies of my college days mix with the urgent advice of diligent gate agents and the innumerable half-conversations around me, I am overwhelmed by the abundance of God’s mercy toward me. The last few days have Read more…
I am so sorry! The whole point of this blog is to give God glory by sharing with you His everyday work in my life every day. Instead, I have been looking for some spectacular story to tell…That’s no good. My life does not consist of spectacular events…just everyday me Read more…