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Tag: Trust

  • Being Right and Other Wrongs

    Nothing has done greater damage to our Christian testimony than our trying to be right and demanding right of others. We become preoccupied with what is and what is not right. We ask ourselves, Have we been justly or unjustly treated? And we think thus to vindicate our actions. But that is not our standard.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Worth

    Recently I began a Bible study with my oldest daughter and a few of her friends. At our first meeting all I had were Bibles and notebooks for the girls, but no Bible study book or even a topic. My prayer going into this study was that God would reveal what these girls most need…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Stating the Obvious (…well, maybe complaining a bit)

    Shhhh…please don’t tell anyone, but I’m sitting on my bed at 11:38pm eating double stuffed Oreo cookies while I try to figure out what went wrong today.  I think I’ve figured it out and I’m not even through the first cookie.  EVERYTHING went wrong today. I think my mascara left my eyes around 3 pm. …

  • 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…

  • Bedtime Prayers

    Okay.  Seriously when did bedtime go from a sweet time of books, prayers and song…to wailing and gnashing of teeth???  I can’t remember when the change happened this summer, but happen it did.  Summer is just the worst.  Last night my youngest daughters where unwilling to consider bed… “Why is it light outside?  Surely that…

  • 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…