2011 is going down as a year of craziness. I can already see our Christmas letter. Let me give you a sneak peek. We have had extreme weather (-20 temperatures to record high heat; 25" of snow to 15" of flooding rains and now a drought). Our family was sick off and on for the first five months of this year. Immediately after the sickness ...
Mommyhood
Train vs Discipline
Not long ago I was doing something (have no idea what...probably some mundane mom task) when the Holy Spirit threw a word at me. Literally it was like a softball hit me in the forehead. train Immediately this verse came to mind. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Then like a ...
Excuse Me While I Go and Scream
I just posted on my personal Facebook page. Excuse me while I go and scream. This was preceded with... Oh how discipline squelches my fun plans for the summer. I am sitting here frustrated to the nth degree. First day of summer and I want to hide in the corner. Is anyone here with me???? Let me give you some background. Bubs still throws ...
Just Keeping It Real…
Do you ever feel like you are constantly nine steps behind? Just when you think you are close to being caught up, you turn around and everything has been turned upside down. Do you ever feel like spiritually you are getting nowhere? Quiet times have been rejuvenating, and you feel the Holy Spirit working but yet there is an iron skillet ...
Review: Praying the Scriptures for Your Children
Right now, click on this link and place this book in your Amazon shopping cart. Trust me. I am so confident that I can say if you don't already own the book Praying the Scriptures for Your Children, purchase it right now. It will rock your prayer life and in turn change the life of the child whom you will pray for. Use this book if ...
How Do You Start Your Morning? Part #2
Yesterday I shared with you points that I am learning from Beth Moore concerning having a victorious day. And to have a victorious day, my day must start with quality time at the feet of my Savior. Specific activities were given to make sure my heart and mind are filled with the Holy Spirit and the power and glory of God each day. Right now, ...
How Do You Start Your Morning? Part 1
Let's be real here...I am a slow learner. Sometimes it takes a lot of falling down to make me realize that I really need to change my ways. So thankful that God doesn't parent like I do. He gives me grace. Picks me up and gives me a new day. For over half of my life...oh wait...I am older than I think. For 2/3's of my life, I have been ...
God Uses Pain for His Glory – A Personal Story
Yesterday I poured out my heart and tears in a blog about my personal grief. If you missed it, please go back and read it before finishing this blog because you have to understand the past to fully appreciate what I am about to tell you. In the past blog post, I mentioned that I called my precious friend and asked for prayer. She immediately ...
Confessions of a Grieving Girl
Eleven years. Can it really be that long ago that my life was severed in half? With. Without. While my heart fights to believe the truth, my head reminds me of the facts. Eleven years ago my eighteen-year-old sister's life ended. Wow...that is hard to type. Eleven years ago, my family and I began a journey of grief. Grief that ...
Drive Through Conflict Resolution
A few days again Sweet Pea and Bubs were going at each other. Neither one were listen to the other. Watching this war, my mind jumped forward twenty years. I saw each of my kiddos with his/her spouse. Frankly - it frightened me. How I "disagree" with my husband... Oh, who am I kidding... How I argue with my husband and how I allow my ...