[Tweet “All #romance is #sacred; for it flows from God’s heart to His people.”] December 21st, 2014, we celebrated as our son, Joshua, took Amanda to be his lawful wife, and we gained a wonderful, new daughter-in-love. In the age old mystery, the Lord began the work of making two become one. Notice Josh’s […]
The countdown to Shalom. In the book Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin, author Cornelius Plantinga described the Old Testament concept of shalom: f The webbing together of God, humans, and all creation in justice, fulfillment, and delight is what the Hebrew prophets call shalom. We call it peace but […]
If we, being imperfect and fallen, flawed and broken, dim of soul and spiritual eye If we know in paltry part, how to celebrate and worship the Christ Child and His coming How much more- does Heaven adore the Living Word, wrapped in flesh, Stepping down to make His home with us? Emmanuel- God is […]
I’m……. praying for a WHITE CHRISTmas Not for the beauty of frozen snowflakes transforming the earth- rather, I’m praying God’s glorious blanket of white righteousness covers our messy, dirty, broken lives. Jeff and I grew up in the same little town in Illinois. The candlelight service at midnight on Christmas Eve is one of our […]
Are you having a “Merry Christmas” or a Mary Christmas? I’ve been thinking about that first Christmas and all that led up to beautiful, troubling, not so silent night. s Mary had only a promise from God that He was doing something supernatural in and through her. a Her circumstances told a different story. s […]
The Holidays are upon us and I have a secret I’d love to share. 🙂 I’m turning my holiday celebration into Holyday Rejoicing! [Tweet “Turn your #holiday into #holydays- #rejoice #CHRISTmas #JOY”] We lost something precious when our word “holy days” became diluted to “holiday”! It has become effectually assimilated into our culture as […]
Nothing is impossible with God! IF God is God – why do people struggle with a virgin birth, angelic visitors, a star guiding wise men? If God is God- then everything is possible. God- King of all Kings, Creator, Savior, Redeemer- stepped into an impossible situation- s His creation chose to break the rule. Mankind […]
[Tweet “Want Blessings? Go to God’s fountain and let blessings flow from Him- to us- to others.”] Blessings don’t come as a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. They come with knowing we are in God’s care with every breath we take. When I was little, I used to sing the […]
[Tweet “”You are the #light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. “] [Tweet “And the darkness cannot overcome the Light. #shine #Glory”] After searching five different stores, I was still unsuccessful finding a large outdoor star to shine over our Nativity scene. I finally began asking. “Don’t you have […]
On the daily circus of picking up kids from school and taking them to assorted places, I drove from elementary and middle schools, to finally arrive at the high school to pick up Spencer. He’s been recovering from a broken collar bone so he’s missed some days for surgery and recovery. 🙁 I asked him […]
I found this great quote above by Melody Beattie on Pinterest! [Tweet “Want a #happy life? Practice #gratefulness!”] “Mo-om!” (try to envision our sweet Bethany with a mopey, pathetic, whiny voice striving to bring sympathy to her plight 😉 ) “Do I HAVE to go to school tomorrow????” sigh “No, Bethany. You GET to […]
Have you ever noticed how irritating it can be when people are “different” than you? People can get on your nerves. Drive you up the wall. Rub you the wrong way. Get under your skin. Sometimes it’s just the way they look. Other times, it’s their annoying habits, repeated offenses, or rude grossness; I’ve come […]
[Tweet “The eternal #God is your #refuge, and underneath are His #everlasting #arms #safety”] Duet. 33:27 For all you snugglers out there- I ask you- What could ever be better than snuggling a baby or toddler in your arms, heart beat to heart beat- soul to soul??? I was rocking our granddaughter, Cadence (1) […]
Do you ever get depressed about dysfunctional or broken relationships? Death brings its unique depths of suffering. Have you ever “suffered” so much “loss” in this life, you think you’ll break into a million pieces if you lose just one more thing? I have. I woke up the other morning with a profound sense of […]
Growing Up Down Syndrome, ready or not, here it comes. It’s never far from my mind that special needs present special challenges.