Focus

I read this verse last week…
Luke 21:34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.”  Jesus was talking about the end times… and His glorious return! 
This verse has been nagging at me all week.  I [...]

Holding back

Even when I wrote the last entry, I had a feeling God wasn’t finished with me yet about hospitality.  I had a nagging feeling I was still missing something.  Now I think I know what it was.  I hold back.  Alot sometimes.
When we were talking about hospitality at MOPS, I was thinking and even asked [...]

A Stingy Heart

It’s amazing how God will keep putting things in front of you when He is trying to teach you something!
About this time last year I read Romans 12:13 that says “Practice Hospitality”.  And I realized that this is one of God’s commands to me.  So I set about to learn how and to do it!
Fast [...]

Perspective

This poem is dedicated to my friends out there who only have one child.  Enjoy it while you can! 
Having one child is so simple,
I wish I only knew
And appreciated that fact well before
God blessed me with another two!

I think as a mom it’s so important to have some other moms around you that are a few steps [...]

Learning to be at ease…

Sometimes I feel like I can never enjoy where I’m at because I’m too anxious about how my kids will behave.
We have been busy the past week or so – with doctor’s appointments, visits with friends, and visits with family.  With my husband out of town, it’s been just the kids and I.  Let me [...]

It’s gonna be alright…

I love listening to Sara Groves.  Her lyrics are so deep – often exactly what I’m feeling – and the music is beautiful.  She can say it way better than I can. 
Her song “It’s Going to Be Alright” has really hit home with me lately.  See all the lyrics and listen at www.saragroves.com/lyrics/addtothebeauty/itsgoingtobealright.asp
Many times I [...]

Experiencing God’s Goodness

This morning I’ve been feeling overwhelmed with God’s goodness. 
It seems like all my life I’ve looked for that something good – something successful and good and lasting.  Maybe I’ve been searching for excellence.  Particularly in the things I’ve been associated with.  Friendships, volleyball teams, schools, colleges, companies I’ve worked for. 
The only thing good is God.  
I [...]

Standing in awe…

Busy, busy, busy.  Life seems to speed up as we get older, doesn’t it?  With each child, each passing year, there seems to be more and more to do.  Sometimes we even feel the need to do more in our service to God.
Ecclesiastes 5:7 “…Therefore stand in awe of God.”
I don’t spend much time standing.  [...]