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Snow Apocalypse
We first heard about the impending snowstorm on Monday. I remember talking about it to a few people at the store who said they had not heard anything and that they weren’t worried. I brushed it off and didn’t make a big deal about it because it was so far out and I wondered, “Do
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Papaw Pepper
I was making breakfast one day and as the kids were wondering around the kitchen, and I was asking them what they wanted to eat and how they wanted their eggs. One of the kids said, “I want papaw pepper on my eggs!” and then they all chimed in and agreed that is how they
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Dirty Dirt
Have you ever visited someone’s home and thought, ‘Man, their house is a mess even though you know your home is way messier? Sometimes I clean houses as a side job and the last house I have been cleaning is way cleaner than my own home, which is a weird thing to say as a
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Stick-To-It-Ness
This week’s blog has been very difficult to produce. I have prayed and listened patiently (or maybe not so patiently when I passed my deadline to turn it in to my editor) but nothing was really laid on my heart to write about. I became frustrated and opened up and spoke to my husband that I was
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Notes
When I was in high school, I hated taking notes. I remember having a lot of notes and diagrams to copy off of the projector in biology class. A semester worth of notes was almost an entire single subject notebook, and we had to turn it in each six weeks for the teacher to review and
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Posture To Transition
Sometimes change is scary. I feel like the Lord has been laying the words transition and posture on my heart lately. At first, I was looking at it literally. I know I have a child graduating in a few months and transitioning to college, but it didn’t seem like that was what he was meaning.
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Soul Collector
Years ago, I had a very disturbing dream that I still remember vividly twenty years later. I was walking down a street at night and came across an alley where a man had just killed a woman. I ran to get help and he was apprehended and arrested. During the trial the man would sit
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Blessed and Not Depressed
Through the years, feeding five children something they all liked seemed like an impossible task. If I would have let them, I truly believe they would have eaten a diet of only chicken nuggets, french fries, and pizza. I tried to introduce them to different things and would get a lot of “feedback” from them
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Worship Over the Warships
Since this past fall, I have attended a weekly prayer meeting. It is a small intimate group that has had a tremendous impact on my life. Praying for others and having them also praying for you can change your life. I have had a few experiences during this prayer time and last week I had
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Open Note Tests
This morning, I was giving the kids a science test. It was a unit test that involved three chapters on plants, fungus, and bacteria. Since it was difficult, I allowed it to be an open note test. Yesterday we spent the class time reviewing the material and studying. I encouraged them to study on their
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If It Feels Good
Many, many moons ago when I was in high school, I played saxophone in Jazz Band. It was an after-school activity that was not only fun, but I learned so much. I discovered a whole genre of music that I had never really paid attention to and I fell in love with it. It was
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One Bite Rule
At our house we have what is called the “One Bite Rule.” Those are for the nights when kiddos do not think they are going to like what we have for dinner. You can lick it, nibble it, and smell it……. but you must eventually take a big old bite of it. Most of the
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Too Stubborn for Joy
The last two weeks have been challenging to say the least. I have shared with some friends the things I have been through, such as the dishwasher getting clogged, washing machine leaking all over the floor, the air conditioning going out in the house, AC condenser going out on my vehicle, having to buy a
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Conversations At The Well
We have all heard the story of the woman at the well. A Samaritan woman was at the well minding her own business gathering water. Jesus approached her and asked her for a drink. She scoffed back about how a Jewish man could ask a Samaritan woman for a drink because at the time Jewish
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Onion Smoothies
The kids and I love to drink smoothies. We blend up frozen berries with almond milk or yogurt and honey. Doesn’t matter if there is a blizzard outside or it’s twenty below zero, we will still be in the kitchen blending up the sweet goodness of a smoothie. My favorite smoothie is what I call
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Hoops
When I was in middle school, my younger brother was still in elementary school and he played on the youth league basketball team. Much like the leagues today they would travel to the other surrounding small towns and play against their teams, and they would travel to our town to play also. One time the
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Nobody
I was listening to the radio this week and heard the song, “Nobody” being sung by Matthew West. I have heard this song many times before, and even heard him sing it in concert, but it hit differently today. The words really reached out and grabbed my attention. I have posted the first part of
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Confused By The Blessings
Sometimes answered prayers can lead to a whole new situation that you need to pray about. I have prayed for months for a way to work from home and be able to help support our family and the opportunity literally came knocking at my door……well, a phone call to be honest. After being hired and
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Tainted Worship
Earlier this month, I was driving to church on a Wednesday evening. This wasn’t just any regular night, there was constant crying, terrible tantrums being thrown, and people who were feeling sorry for themselves. Does this sound like a toddler? Or a preteen? Nope, just me sitting in the driver’s seat of my car. I
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Listen Up Zeke!
A few weeks ago, I woke up and heard, “Listen like Ezekiel.” I thought to myself, “Wow…..it’s not even 6am Lord, my eyes may be open but my brain is still asleep.” My next thought was, “Wait…..wasn’t that the guy with the visions who saw the wheel? What does that have to do with listening?”
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What fuels You?
really love my car. I try to take care of it, sometimes it gets a little dirty on the inside and I must stop and take a minute to clean the garbage out and wipe the dust off the dash. It is much easier to do if I do this a little every day than
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A Word From Our Sponsor
What is in a word? Letters arranged in a format to help us understand what the person speaking or writing is trying to say. A simple concept, yet it is complex. A word from a friend can be uplifting, a word from a loved one you have not heard from for a long time can
