What are you waiting for? The question seems to hover. Ideas and thoughts run through my head. Yet, somehow, I am paralyzed to move forward. Excuses. Walls. Fear. And I wonder, What am I waiting for? I have learned how fragile life is. I know deep loss and unbearable ache. I know time is short. But how do you make the best of it? Do you search for the unknown and take all kinds of risks? Or do you slowly, safely make your way through? What are you waiting for? The question haunts me. Am I motivated by fear or faith? I have never been a risk taker and I don't like to ... View Post
She’s Still So Missed
It was the week before Christmas. The presents were wrapped. Plans were made. Life was in full swing. There was a High School concert to attend. Kids to dress, dinner to eat. I still remember; I had made chicken and biscuits. I had teens that I mentored over. My great niece was playing with the kids. I needed to return the teens to their home. It was time to get ready for the concert. I couldn't reach my Mother in law to retrieve the bundle of energy, I called my great niece. I had too many kids to fit in the van. My farmer came down to take the youngest farm boy with him. I ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Day # 26 Just Before Dawn
These dark, early mornings are so holy. The just before dawn moments hang ever so gently. Squash is baking in the oven. Coffee; hot and steaming in my cup. I will head to the Ancient Word soon. These past few days have been so hard. Uncertainty looms. Unknowns are more than knowns. A direction not clear. We pray and ponder. We hold on to hope. Hope that God is working and moving in ways we just can not see. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. We step forward and do the next thing. Longing to know, yet not ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Day #22, Mudroom Madness
Mudroom Madness. Coats, hats, jackets, boots, shoes and more shoes. Spilling over and into the walk way. It's an epidemic. I bought baskets to place under the bench; Hoping to cut down on the sheer visual over whelming when you walk in. Those baskets are full and the floor still remains littered with apparel. Madness! Mudroom madness. Jackets can't make it to the hooks. I trip. I stumble over shoes, boots, more shoes. I almost spill my coffee. A mess. Clutter. Chaos. My farmer has been known to throw boots and shoes right out the back door! I scan Instagram. The mudrooms ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Day#15 Quiet Time
Quiet Time. It is warmer today; above freezing. The wind is blowing out of the South. My wind chimes, remind me of years gone by. Their sound evoking memories of my parents home. This quiet. What a gift. I am not so far removed from the chaotic mornings of getting ready for work. A season. Getting 3 kids prepared for daycare or school. Lunches. Diaper bags. Snow bags. Back packs. Breakfast. Snacks. My quiet time. Devotions with the kids. Preparation for dinner. All before 6:30 am. Farm chores and details. So. Much. This quiet time is a gift; A season. One I do not ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness Day #1
30 Days of thankfulness. There is so much to be thankful for. Would you join me? Each year I try to practice gratitude more and more. Praying that year by year my heart will change and see more of God's goodness in people and His Creation. Join me here in naming those things you are grateful for. You have to start somewhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 1, 2018 30 days of Thankfulness. The air was crisp and the sky so clear. A beautiful fall evening. We walked to see the Pumpkin Glow. For ... View Post
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