I’m coming up on my third year of being on Facebook. At first, it was so exciting to be able to interact with friends from my past, who lived far away. It was great catching up with them, seeing how their kids had grown, or where they had moved off to. Soon, however, I got …
He leaned against the counter in the kitchen, arms folded casually, looking at me with compassion. “You don’t have to keep homeschooling. If it’s too much, we’ll think of something else.” He said to me, hoping to stop the breaking of my heart. I stood across from him in the kitchen, sobbing. It was all …
I apologize for seeming to put a negative spin on the ministry in my previous post. I was uncomfortable with some of the remarks I was getting, so I have deleted it. (Just can’t handle the stress right now.) I was merely trying to share my heart, and therefore my struggles, with others in order …
My husband recently preached an excellent sermon entitled “How To Be Perfect”. Sound intimidating? I thought so when he announced the title. “Oh boy. Get ready for a mile-long list of dos and don’ts!” However, as he got into the message, I quickly saw that my presuppositions had been incorrect. Here’s the passage that he preached …
“Son, there’s one thing they can never take away from you and that’s your education.” My grandfather said to my Dad, when he was a boy. Dad hated school. He would have much rather been outside playing baseball, basketball or football. He was jovial and fun loving, not the studious type. He was extremely intelligent, …
Terry preaching, Dec. 2008. Our first Christmas at Grace. Today marks my husband’s third anniversary as Pastor of Grace Baptist Church! In some ways, it seems like it’s only been a year or so. In other ways, it feels like it’s been 30 years! We’ve had our share of difficult days. It’s funny though, I …
This was one of my favorite poems from my high school days. I always think about it whenever we have a rainstorm or shower, and we’ve had several of those lately! I love the imagery, both literal and figurative. I love the thought of being pure and clean from all of my sins! I look …
Recently, I caught myself grumbling. More inwardly than outwardly. Thoughts like, “I’m so tired of changing diapers!” and “I hate making menus and cleaning floors. Ugh…I really hate cleaning bathrooms!” I had grown weary of the mundane duties of life as a wife and mom. Grumble, mumble, grumble… Then, as I was changing my 50th …
Jude 22 And some have compassion, making a difference. As I was leaving the store the other day, a woman walking in caught my eye. She was tall and slender, wearing jeans and a denim jacket. Her arms were crossed as she walked in, and at first glance, I thought she was crying. I took …
I was just sitting here, looking at facebook, goofing off, and thinking. (Didn’t know I could do four things at once, didya? Weeeelll…I don’t like to brag.) As I was sitting here, I realized that it’s almost time to get my hair highlighted. Yep. I used to be a natural blond, but now I’m a …
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