“Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.” Isaiah 63:1 Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah was beauty like that I had never seen. If you’ve never been there, take a…
Yesterday, I received an email from a bloggy friend: “I have a bit of communication issues with my children. I do become overprotective but also want them to be streetwise. My kids don’ t seem to be too open with me. Is that a problem or its the teen years that they are in right…
She didn’t call. She didn’t text. She waited; waited to tell me her devastating news. She wanted to be in a safe place in case the tears began to flow. “I didn’t make it…again.” My daughter has auditioned for multiply honor choirs over the past two years. This one would mark her fourth rejection. “Maybe God is…
I don’t remember having emotions so unstable you go from crying to laughing faster than Jimmy Johnson making a NASCAR lap. But I do witness this from time to time in my girl.
At moments like these, we think, “Here we go again” or “I’ve had a long day; I’m really not up for this!” We just want her to calm down. In an effort to move this process along we might even make remarks such:
“It’s going to be alright.”
“This isn’t that big of a deal.”
“Try to have some self-control!”
Sad. There is no other way to explain it. Just sad. There have been times over the past couple of months when I have wanted to climb back in bed, pull the covers up over my head and just stay there. I would guess that there are days when you have felt this way too;…
My oldest girl will take her SAT in two weeks. I know she is nerveous. The pressure that comes from the school and colleges in the junior year is just too much. Between now and that morning, I’ll pray; pray that all the knowledge that has been poured into her mind will pour out that…