As usual, the Lord is messing with my head. I invite Him in, ask for His wisdom and then whine about what He wants to teach me. I’m not sure why He puts up with me. I’ve been in a Bible study with some wise and fabulous ladies, studying the book of James. I have […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Embracing and Letting Go
The other night I had an interesting experience with my daughters. My 8-year-old, Carlie, wanted to sleep in my bed (something I rarely agree to, but Keith was out of town, so I relented). As we were lying in bed, both reading books to get sleepy, she seemed so grown up, and I realized how […]
Faith Lessons from a Stinky Dog
I took our dog to the dog wash (a little do-it-yourself place in town) on one of the coldest days of the year. I was kicking myself that I had to get out on a single-digit, sub-zero-wind-chill kind of day to wash our dog, but I waited too long, and she was so stinky no […]
Dancing in the Light
I love it when God uses simple things to get our attention. A friend from Bible study gave all of us a “dancing poinsettia” for Christmas. It’s solar powered and my kids went crazy for it, taking turns putting it in different windows each day and watching it move back and forth, dancing in the […]