It’s been awhile since I’ve written. I’ve been on a journey to seek God and find Him. I feared I would not be able to seek Him fully unless I cleared some clutter in my life. This clutter was both mentally and physically. I’ve cleaned out my closet, started my…
Religion
These are heavy and dark days with the killings in Paris. People killing other people. Not by accident. People are taking the time to methodically plan to kill other human beings. They are willing to take a life and kill based on religion. I want you to hear this loudly: religion….
My girls have a teen activity tonight at church and I’m using this time to write instead of messing with traffic. The teens started in the gym playing games, the music was loud, and I administered first aid by the giving of a band-aid. Then, they all moved downstairs for…
Life is crazy. There is no denying that. If you have children, or a pet, I’m sure you understand where I’m going before I even start. It’s the little things in life that seem to make mountain out of mole hills. Your kid throws up in your van and gets…
Mirrors. They are such a lovely thing. They help you get ready in the morning. You find out if you have stains on your shirt or if your socks don’t match. They also help you see how you look. I remember when I was younger and I was searching for…
So, we’re back from vacation and I finally get to read my “real” Bible. I decided we had so little room for a week’s vacation that I would just use my Bible app on my phone. It obviously worked fine and I was able to cross-reference a few verses to…
I had the privilege last week to walk around the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon. I’m not talking simply about the normal pit stops along the way, I’m talking every stop and every trail of the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest and walking much of the rim…
My son has a new thing going on around his neck. It is a car neck pillow. He asked me what it was when he found it and I told him it went around your neck. So, he put it there and there it has stayed. I’m not talking just…
Reading books. Playing on the computer. Organizing more when it’s really already good enough. Picking up the house. Watching a movie. Doing laundry. Scrapbooking. Ironing. Sitting. Playing games. These are all some ways I have wasted time. It’s really all a matter of perspective. What is work for one person…
I have been mulling over the song, “Blessings”, by Laura Story for a couple of weeks now. The one line I’m still stuck on is: “What if the trials of this life are His mercies in disguise?” Of course, I had to look up the definition of mercy. Here’s what…