Last Sunday, Jonathan left for his seminary classes. The morning before he left, I spent time praying for our time apart. I asked God to give health, safety, and bring us back together in a week. And then towards the end of my prayer – remembering how opposite God’s plans were to my plans during the last 2 weeks …
Category: Faith
what true love does
One day, my junior high self came up with a great plan: I would take a day to provide free house cleaning for a family in my church. Impressed by my evident servant’s heart, I approached Dad and Mom with the idea. “Sure,” my dad said, “but how about you help your mom clean our house first?” …
the search for [ r e s t ]
“I just need some time away.” This was the thought that coursed through my mind after an exceptionally difficult afternoon of disrespect and unkindness. If I could just get away for a little bit, take a tiny break, have some time to think without 3 little voices chiming in, then – THEN – I would …
for when you think God let go
The following post was originally written in September 2011. However, I recently came across this post & God used it to bless me all over again. And so I share it with you now with hope that God will use it in your heart just as He did in mine. This past weekend, my hubby …
too easily satisfied
I’m still reading along in this book (1st fave) and came across an entry a few weeks ago that has been working on me ever since. It’s worth meditation, so I thought I’d share a portion of it here: “I know it’s my problem and I suspect it’s yours too – we’re just too easily satisfied. It’s not …
on comfort
| C O M F O R T | a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety I love comfort. In fact, if everything could be comfortable for me all the time, I think life would be pretty swell. But I’m s l o w l y learning something: …
comparison, agitation, & peace
I spent the entire morning in a state of agitation. I wasn’t fully aware of it until I noticed how little patience I was evidencing during my daughter’s handwriting practice. time to step awaaay, Christa. From school, we plunged into some errands, which involved patrolling different sporting goods store in search of an elusive tire to fix …
when failure is a good thing
Thursday was a tough day. There’s just no other way to describe it. It was peppered with unkind comments and actions from my littles – to each other; to others; to me. The constant strain of taking care of 3 preschoolers’ physical needs as I also attempt to guide their little hearts to love Jesus and do right …