Monday morning we went to the Dr. and learned that Bethany’s eardrum had collapsed inward and was laying on top of the bones which shouldn’t be showing 🙁 The picture is not for the faint of heart but this is NOT how your eardrum should look! Basically, the negative pressure sucked it in, diminishing the […]
I think we all agree that LIFE is a challenge- a shake-up- a test- a roller coaster- a journey that will have constant twists and turns and more than enough lemons for lemonade. Some days we are eagles in the sky, gliding untouched by the gravity of life’s challenges, soaring on the wind of His […]
Whew! What a week! First the COOL part! Micah and Adrienne gave birth to their little girl- drum roll please- ************** Mataya Joy- meaning God’s gift of joy! Adrienne’s water broke Saturday morning and I rushed to the hospital to sit and pray and anticipate. The day wore on and still no baby. Finally, […]
“Mom, me and my honey, we gonna move and get our own house. You wanna live with us?” “Bethany, you don’t have a honey yet and you live with us, sweetie.” “Yes I do. My new zip be 6604 and we gonna get 5 cats, 5 dogs, 5 baby pigs, 5 goats, 5 chickens, 5 baby […]
B U M M E R! I had such “lofty” expectations for our vacation! Like most of the American world, we try to live within a pretty tight budget. We save a certain amount each month for Christmas and Birthdays (a necessity in a family as large as ours 🙂 ) and we set aside vacation […]
[box type=”info”] I’ve got a SURPRISING TREASURE for you today! I’m in Galveston, Texas with my family on vacation and I’ve asked my sister-friend, Edy, to be our guest blogger! If you’ve followed Surprising Treasures very long, you might have noticed Edy comments on every post! (boy, do I love that 🙂 ) She is […]
Don’t let life happen to you- YOU happen to life!
The Doctor peered intently at the scars. There were five large, irregular shaped “dents” which blemished Moriah’s otherwise flawless skin. He rehearsed the options. “The scars are too deep for microdermabrasion. The pox marks left from your bout with shingles are too big to cut out. It would necessitate me making a long linear scar down the whole middle of your cheek […]
Our Life on this earth is just the title page of eternity. One day, the story He is writing will unfold with glorious clarity and understanding- and we will rejoice in God’s amazing Love! It’s all about perspective. C.S. Lewis says, “Pain is God’s megaphone to get our attention!” It certainly does grab our attention […]
Life is Full of Dry Bones- Now Hear the Word of the Lord The Valley of Dry Bones- EZEKIEL 37 1 The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 […]
After 30 years of marriage, being a HENS (Home Executive Nurturing Specialist- aka stay-at-home mom) I have graduated to the supreme status of GHENS– (translated Grand Home Executive Nurturing Specialist- aka a stay at home mom and grandma)! I can’t even measure the blessing of teaching and sharing Jesus and helping pass on the “spiritual baton” to Finley […]
Ahhhh. Christmas is over, New Year’s is past Maybe we can be normal at last. During the “holidays”, we tried to focus and remember the Reason for the Season, but it seemed as if our life kicked into “extreme crazy” instead of “normal crazy”. Does your life ever do that? I guess […]
A New Year- a New Beginning Have you ever thought about what our Father in Heaven has planned for us this year? Or, do you worry about what “life” has in store for you? “Life” may throw almost anything at us but greater and wider and deeper is His power and love for us! […]