It can be really hard when we have our heart set on gathering with loved ones and it doesn’t happen. Sometimes it’s just disappointing and difficult; surely God will teach us something through it, but at the time we can’t see it yet.
Continue ReadingBeach Day
That’s the kind of trust I want to have with my good Father, God. I want to let Him worry about what is happening on the beach of life around me.
Continue ReadingPerspective
After doing this the previous January at our retreat, I wanted to single out a word for 2020. I had a word in mind and, with the encouragement of a friend, began to think and pray about it. I don’t even remember what my original word was, but I had a clear sense that God wanted me to select a different word…“perspective”. So I went with it. Little did I know how appropriate that word would be for the year ahead!
Continue ReadingThe Waiting Game
After much anticipation (tbh, beginning as soon as I dropped her off), my college daughter was coming home for the semester break and it was hard to wait. I was looking forward to her company and her hugs. I was looking forward to her stories, her laughter, her cooking, and even to the mess that comes with hauling all the “necessities” back from campus. When any of the kids come home it’s my little slice of happiness during these crazy times.
Continue ReadingGrateful Heart
Have you ever gone into the store for one thing and come out with something completely different? You go in for clothes and come out with a new set of dishes (relax, they were on clearance). Or you make a quick stop for milk and come out with 4 half-gallons of ice cream? This happens to me all the time, and not just at Target. In my defense, some of the things I have purchased this way have become favorites.
Continue ReadingThis is Our Semester Abroad
“Mom, I want to study abroad next semester.” Sounds innocent enough, right? But she had something specific in mind. As I write this, my daughter is enjoying a semester abroad…in Rwanda, Africa. No, there was no talking her into a semester in Europe. So my husband and I prayed. We prayed about whether we should […]
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