“Momma, I don’t want grandpa to die, but I know he will feel so much better in heaven.” My sweet 12 year old son uttered those words as we sat in an Urgent Care waiting to see the doctor for the two of us, and while my father lay in a hospital bed waiting for… Continue reading hospice, hope and healing
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A Quiver Full of Wonderful
Recently I was interviewed for an article in an absolutely beautiful Christian magazine. It was a pleasure to speak to the interviewer and I hoped that my message would be a blessing to anyone who read the article. Unfortunately, I was not blessed by reading the article. I was distraught. I was so surprised by… Continue reading A Quiver Full of Wonderful
Anyone Else Feel Done?
Today I feel done. I am done. Done with disrespect and disobedience and difficulties. Done with trying to reason with teenagers. Done with trying to reign in kindergarteners. Done with trying to make decisions. Done with trying to get organized. Done with cleaning up the mess my ex-husband has made. Done with trying to understand… Continue reading Anyone Else Feel Done?
so yeah…let’s pray
So yeah… this week. I’ll just give you the highlights otherwise it’ll seem like I’m writing my second book! And I’ll try to keep it funny. Monday – dental fillings….enough said. Tuesday – locked my keys in my car. Oh but I didn’t just lock my keys in the car…nope. I locked my keys AND… Continue reading so yeah…let’s pray
Ducks in a Row? Nope…not even in the same pond.
You know that old saying about getting your ducks in a row? My ducks aren’t in a row…in fact, I’m sure my ducks aren’t even in the same pond. I really want them to be…at least in the same pond. Golly, I don’t care about lines. I was never particularly fond of staying in the… Continue reading Ducks in a Row? Nope…not even in the same pond.
SHARING SOME THOUGHTS ON ROMANCE
SHARING SOME THOUGHTS ON ROMANCE
I’ve been learning a lot about love lately. Loving my children well. Loving my friends well. Loving my family well. Loving my Lord the best. And especially how the Lord loves me.
When I was looking up verses on love, it was amazing how many times God uses the word steadfast to describe His love for us.
The word steadfast means “fixed in direction, steadily directed, firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, unwavering, firmly established, firmly fixed in place or position.”
What was the synonym that grabbed you the most? For me it was unwavering, but resolution came in a close second. Unwavering is a beautiful word because to me that says that no matter what God loves me. I imagine it like a tree standing in the midst of a hurricane and defying the wind and the storm simply by standing upright. God’s love is not impacted by what I do or say or think, or anything I have done, said or think or anything in the future. That is beautiful to me. That word resolution reminds me that God has decided to love me steadfastly regardless of me. He is resolved that I should be loved by Him. His love is steadily directed at me. There is never a time when He withholds His love from me. Wow! No matter what, He loves me. No matter what, He loves you.
Read Psalm 136 and see how much God wants you to truly understand how steadfastly He loves you. I have included part of it…He says it 26 times – once in each verse! He wants us to know His love is unwavering, unending.
Dearest, He loves you relentlessly!
I pray that today you will grasp how deeply and steadily God loves you.
Psalm 136
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.
To him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever.
To him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;
To him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; the moon and the stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;…
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Leaving is Not an Option…This Family is About Staying
There is something profoundly painful about a child saying they want to leave. It cuts to the core. I know that when my children say things like, “I’ll just go live with Dad,” or “I’ll just go live with insert name” or even “I want a different mommy,” it’s more about being frustrated than actually… Continue reading Leaving is Not an Option…This Family is About Staying
Lovin’ Mommy and Apple Pie
“You should like to obey your mommy as much as apple pie.” As I begin writing I’m not sure whether I should focus on the fact that I say the dumbest things sometimes or the spiritual implications that sentence has on my life. Although I’m thinking there will be ample opportunities for me to write… Continue reading Lovin’ Mommy and Apple Pie
Accepting Good Gifts
Why is it that sometimes when God answers a prayer, it is so difficult to accept it without questions or doubts? To believe that God loves you enough to bless you so much? For the past several years I have prayed many prayers…placed many requests at the foot of the throne of grace. I have… Continue reading Accepting Good Gifts
Growing My Grassy Garden and Other Things
I’m a gardener-wannabe. I have so many friends who have flourishing gardens. Alas, I have a black thumb when it comes to gardening. No one truly has believed me until now. This summer, I have proof. And it isn’t even the dead cherry tree in the side yard. My yard is full of clover and… Continue reading Growing My Grassy Garden and Other Things
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