This morning, I hung up Lee’s dress shirt. He wore it to 4 interviews last week. We praise God for those 4 chances, but none of them yielded a job. As I hung it up, I prayed for the Lord to help me trust and have peace. Last time Lee was jobless for 5 months [...]
Lee had a job interview on Friday with a small family owned company. He said the man was very nice and he’s hopeful about it. The owner told Lee that he received an excellent reference from a former boss so that made his day. We’re hoping that will carry some weight but it’s so hard [...]
A few years ago, I participated in this sister swap hosted by Carrie and Monica. This year I thought I’d do it again. I was paired with Kelsey who sent my sweet emails and spent time getting to know me. Swapping is fun trying to get to know the other person and think about what [...]
A few more thoughts from my study on grace. They come from Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges. We constantly receive grace in the place of grace. Like ocean waves, one manifestation of his grace is hardly gone when another arrives. Grace upon grace. John 1:16 We don’t just receive grace but grace upon grace. Another [...]
We had a really rough week this week. It’s not all things that I can share but it wasn’t fun. I spent a lot of time praying and asking God to please just help me to rest in his sovereignty and be peaceful. I do have a tendency to freak out and fall apart before [...]
I have considerable training in Biblical counseling, but I do not claim to be an expert. Going through a mess has given me eyes I didn’t have before. Someone asked me years ago, “What about my friend in a bad marriage? What would you say to her? What should I do?” I’ve thought about it [...]
I’m honored that someone nominated me as Best Encourager blog in the Homeschool Blog Awards. Thank you. So, now I need you to vote for me pretty please. It’s painless and just takes a moment. Go here to vote.
**My sister wrote a post on our Selling Sisters blog that references this great movie. I thought about this post and reread it. It made me cry again. I’m so thankful for all those who helped me to keep going and not quit.** On Sunday night at church, we watched Facing the Giants. I had [...]
Over the past few days, I’ve heard things that encouraged me. They also moved me to tears. I still hate that! When my sister in law called to see what was going on with Lee, she said, “You’ve been strong for so long.” Funny how a simple little sentence caused tears to gather in my [...]
I love being blessed and noticing all the big and little things God does for us. I’m so thankful for the teaching when I was in college to pay attention to what God does in my life. My mom was good at teaching that too. After I posted the blessings on Monday, we continued to [...]
