Each night, at bed time, we cuddle in bed. We say our prayers. His latest AWANA jewel required him to pray for a teacher, a friend, and a missionary. This was good. I had tried before to show him how to pray for others but it wasn’t quite clicking. Thanks to the AWANA project, he [...]
If you’ve peeked at my Pinterest boards you may have seen that I happen to really like a certain football team…. Several weeks ago, before the game, I saw this clip on the pre-game show. Even if you don’t love football, please watch it for me–it’s back story for the rest of the post. [...]
I’m not the expert, but I’ve been through some pretty hard things! Today, in Bible study, I thought about this and scribbled it down quickly. When life is hard: 1. Spend time with God 2. Listen to praise music 3. Plaster Bible verses around your home. Tape them to the wall by the kitchen sink [...]
Last Friday was a big day in our family. I knew that Lee’s parole officer was taking him in at least for the weekend and most likely for longer. I was tired and emotional and wished I could just ignore the day. It was one of my classic, “I’m so tired I’m about to shut [...]
While we were on our trip, we had lunch with my mom’s best friend. She’s known me since I was a baby. It’s a little weird to be “all grown up” and talking on an adult level with someone who was a teacher and a “Mrs.” Her husband drove semis for many years and while [...]
On September 11,2001, I was at home with my 8 month old son and a little boy I babysat for. I turned on the morning news right after the 1st plane struck. They were saying maybe the pilot had a heart attack. It couldn’t possibly have been the weather because it was such a clear [...]
A few weeks ago, I read on a forum about crafting programs in prisons. A lot of the comments were negative–the stupid things that people say when they have NO IDEA what prison is like–or the stupid things they say when it’s never touched anyone they know or love. A few ladies were really compassionate [...]
This morning, I listened to Dr. Charles Stanley on the radio. I appreciated this quote– “But it hurts! How can I focus on God when it hurts? I’ll tell you how to focus on God when it hurts. Open your Bible and start reading.”
During my husband’s unemployment, I mentioned that I prayed I wouldn’t fall apart and panic about the lack of income like I did last time. That being only 5 months earlier! I am SO thankful that the Lord helped me to trust. I thought about this the other day and thanked Him for helping me [...]
Last week, I asked Lee if he checked the oil in our old car. It’s been leaking oil and we figure it should be fine as long as we keep checking the oil levels. Then I said, “And when was the last time you checked the transmission fluid?” He said, “Hey. I took care of [...]
