The book of Psalms starts with this blessing: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked nor stands in the way of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Interesting negative blessing. Blessed is the one who does not do these things. I'm pretty good at not following … Continue reading Who Are the Scornful, and Am I One of Them? Psalm 1, part 1
Last night I shopped Kidsignments: a huge, semi-annual kids consignment sale. I was armed with my list, my budget, my rolling cart, and my measuring tape. And I was brought nearly to tears by the realization that God was intimately aware of exactly what we needed last night and the way that He showed me. … Continue reading Kidsignments and God’s provision
Do you exercise? I don't. But this morning I dug in and found a workout and 20 minutes later I am done and ready for coffee. I am 37, have had 3 kids, and my body is tired and stiff. I had a knot under my shoulder blade for days that had been limiting my … Continue reading Exercising My Small Part, Expecting God’s Big Part
Five Minute Friday - This group of Christian writers takes a writing prompt, sets a timer for 5 minutes, and writes until the timer stops. No care to punctuation, grammar, or vocabulary--just free writing. When the timer goes off, stop! Going back to clean it up is allowed. And I take full advantage of that. … Continue reading What if – Five Minute Friday
Lately I have taken to listening to the Bible app on my phone. (Reading a "real Bible" is tricky with a toddler. Who knew?) I was recently sweeping the kitchen while listening to Galatians, and I heard it as though God himself was teaching me how to discipline my children--with gentleness. You know how your … Continue reading Discipline with Gentleness – How Relying on God’s Kindness Can Transform Our Children
Peter is so impetuous. "No, you can't wash my feet!" We laugh at his audacity to tell Jesus what he can and can't do. "Oh Jesus, you're ridiculous... There's no need... I am able to wash my own feet... Don't worry yourself over li'l ol' me. Don't bother... Don't get so close... No, really--back off, … Continue reading No, You Can’t Wash My Feet! and other stubborn things we tell Jesus
The past three weeks have been hard for this nursing mama. The baby is now 14 months old and has been waking every night at least twice, and up to four times. He's worse than a newborn. Each time, I and my milk are the only way to get him to go back to sleep … Continue reading Realizing I’m Not Stuck – Five Minute Friday
We are often trapped into thinking there is only one way. There's only one option. There is no way to go around the temptations, the frustrations, the inconveniences, the difficulties, the daily stressors, the relational issues, the habits, the diet failures, the addictions, and the hasty words. I am often stuck thinking there's no way … Continue reading The Other Way : Five Minute Friday Linkup
... I can't help but share a bit about it. This has been a full month, so here is a bit of what I have learned in March: Budgeting is a skill to be practiced. We are almost through the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University, and while the concepts were not foreign to us, we … Continue reading If I’ve learned anything lately…
I am not a routine person. I resist it. But there are some things that have to get done regularly so that I don't lose my mind. 1 - I run the dishwasher every night. When it doesn't happen, it throws everything off. This is stolen from Dana White over at A Slob Comes Clean. … Continue reading 5 Routines That Save My Sanity : Five Minute Friday