They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 On becoming a mom- mother- madre- mutter- mum- mae- mommy You don’t arrive at being mum, just because you conceive a child. Mommyhood happens in a myriad of mysterious ways. A seed […]
Discovering our Bundles of Joy Our granddaughter Finley (8), recently blew us away with her insight. While holding her brand new little sister, Cadence Joy, for the 1st time she said, “Awwww- look at you- you’re a bundle of joy, wrapped up in the shape of a person.” Sarah (our daughter), her husband Keith, children […]
“If you don’t understand God’s hand of blessing- you can’t fully experience His heart of love.”
The entrance of special needs, disabilities, or chronic challenges can suck the dreams right out of our lives. Maybe, even ignite a nightmare or two. There are dreamers who dream unrealistic dreams— And then there are realists who close their eyes to all dreaming— but I believe we need to ask our Great […]
Definition – Beautiful Things #7387 [Tweet “To #behold #beauty is to understand the heart of #God. “] d Watching our grandson, Cohen (4), jumping on the trampoline and singing at the top of his lungs- “You Make beauuutiful tings out of de dust! You make beauuutiful tings, you make beauuuutiful tings out of us! […]
“Mom! I can’t find my Bible Verse in your phone Bible, Mom!” I looked at my screen and double checked. “What’s the Bible verse again, Bethie?” “Ephesians 2:8,9 – It is by grace that you have been saved, through faith. It is a gift of God, not by works, so that no one […]
I’m excited to share this story with you- I asked our daughter, Sarah, to share, not because we wanted to have a “brag fest” about our children or grandchildren 😉 Rather, when we discover the joy of making God smile, life becomes infinitely sweeter. May you know the God of love and graces smiles upon […]
Mankind is our Business Life is a blessing- a gift from God. But when life gets overwhelming- it’s easy for me to wish, fixate, yearn for “the better Life ahead” you know, the one where all our troubles will be over, God will wipe away our tears & He will live with us and be […]
Who among us hasn’t said this or at least thought it? Not once, but many times! Perhaps, you, like me, have an acute sense of “fairness”. When I was a teenager, I would champion for the weak and get on my soapbox to preach fairness and equity 🙂 Life seemed it continually doled out “situations” […]
Bethany, Cohen & I love to eat subs at Subway. Funny, but we always seem to get the same person taking our orders, every time we go! He knows our orders from memory and loves to tease Cohen and Bethany as they give their orders. Today, he asked if they were going to be zombies […]
What was Jesus thinking when He said, “let not your hearts be troubled?” Seriously? Like I can flip a switch to turn off my brain? e There’s a ton to be troubled about. He might have as well said to me- Don’t worry about anything– oh wait- He said that too 🙂 ! Getting […]
Nooooooooooo! Helplessly, I watched as my computer began to shut down. All the “necessary” windows I had open were closing- one by one- screeching my projects to a halt. The Word Documents also closed. Panicking, I wondered how much written material hadn’t been saved. I did not have time for this SHUTDOWN. How dare my […]
If you didn’t catch my post about our daughter, Moriah, becoming engaged, you’ll want to click here to read their sweet story. It’s so – sigh- romantic! ♥ But as happens with life, one story has many back stories. There is no such thing in life as clear cut or one dimensional. Millions of […]
Do I have a Treasure Chest full of JOY for you!! I’m excited to introduce a sweet sister in the Lord, Marie Wikle. We met on Twitter but, as it seems to happen on social media- when you meet fellow Christians- you’re immediately connected by the invisible cords of God’s love. She’s the founder of […]
What is it about most of us human beings that want to fill every empty space in our life with something? When I’m hungry, I eat until I “feel” full! In my home, I fill blank walls with pictures, rooms with furniture, and couches with pillows so I can “feel” comfortable and cocooned. I fill […]