Driving down the road, I found myself crying. What is wrong with me? What is there really to cry about? I guess sometimes the changes in life just pile up all at once. My brother-in-law called from my hometown, Cedar Falls, Iowa asking for prayer. The river was getting ready to overflow the levy and…
“What would you do if you could do summer again?” my husband asked at dinner last night. Greg is referring to those carefree days when you were a child and summer was filled with lighting bugs, kick-the-can games, and sleeping in the camper. Why not do summer again – like a child is my question….
Hey gals…I am heading out to a launch site today (my term for a graduation ceremony)! My nephew Bobby is graduating from high school. He is a young man who has had many things “packed in his trunk” (see June 3rd blog) for the world he is about to enter. Have a beautiful weekend…I hope…
“So, Mom, are you somewhat adorable, sometimes adorable or irresistibly adorable?” was Madi’s question as she gave me the online quiz forwarded to her by her friend. “I would say somewhat adorable.” I replied. “Mom, you are irresistibly adorable! Remember what you have always told me – that Jesus is madly in love with me!…
The last letter in our word PREPARE is E for exit. It is true. One day, these precious little people that we have invested so many laughs, tears, energy and hugs into will leave our home and start their own. I would like to end this with a quote from Lysa TerKeurst in her book,…
R stands for Read. We need to not only read the Word to our children, but teach and model to them how to read it for themselves. In John 17, Jesus says the truth will sanctify them and your word is truth. They need to know that in order to become more like Christ, they…