Meditating on an encouraging scripture….. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be
Once the wintery mix stopped, it began raining and it’s rained and rained and rained and…it’s still raining. We’ve had a few hours of sunshine in the last couple of weeks but, at the moment, can’t really remember when. Perhaps last week…? A lot of rain isn’t conducive to a
In her first life, Mary Kay Blakely had many roles: mother of two sons, free-lance writer and divorced spouse. In her second, she is a college professor, grandmother of four, and partner in a new relationship. Among her non-fiction books, she has written about her own nine-day coma in her
Happy Mother’s Day…Happy Valentine’s Day…Happy Father’s Day…Happy? Really? NOT if you aren’t married, in a loving relationship, or a parent! Oh, how I remember so well all those Mother’s Days I dreaded. Flashback: twelve years ago. I downright despised all the jovial moms having cause for celebration and showing off
I remember the reporting for the Columbine shooting, media personalities referring to high school students as children. They tried the same thing with the Virginia Tech shooting, referring to college students as children, but I guess when there were graduate students and teachers shot, they withdrew “children” from reports. My
By Carol Doyel – Okay, Marilyn Monroe is not my mother-in-law, but my mother -in-law’s name is Norma Jean. In looking back over the years of my relationship with Norma, there were times that it was obvious we were not woven out of the same fabric. We have different personalities and
How much a difference does five years make? Well, if you are a newborn, those first five years are supposedly the most critical. But what if you are our age, does life change that significantly in a half-decade? Is it important to tally up occasionally just to understand where you’ve
I set out on an adventure today. I ventured into the city in search of vintage goodies. I planned ahead and wore my boots. I emptied my car and prayed God would fill it. I brought a sturdy tote. And a hot cup of tea in a thermal mug. And
By Jesi Steiber – Mealtime with the four year old has become quite a challenge. I make dinner, he tells me he doesn’t like what’s for dinner (before he knows what it is) and we have a showdown when he refuses to eat. Tonight it was chicken enchiladas, last night
By Sharon Hurley Hall – We older parents do a lot of analyzing and reflecting on parenting – at least, that’s what I’ve found. Get a group of us together and we can spend hours talking about how we parent our children and agonizing over whether we’re doing it right.
By Sherri Snelling – My favorite cartoonist the late Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame wrote that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” I wonder if he knew that happiness is just the start when it comes to enhancing the lives of older loved ones in nursing homes or assisted living, terminal
Today instead of sipping on my morning tea or coffee, it is an afternoon Sprite with lime in a Washington, DC Mexican restaurant preparing for a flight. It is so exciting to flow in the Spirit to release blessing and call people into their destinies, especially the young adults, I
As a former florist, I assisted with thousands of wedding plans. Three brides still I hold a special place in my heart. The first called the shop on a quiet mid-week afternoon. The young woman asked if was possible to have a wedding bouquet in an hour. “If you choose a simple style and flowers
I was hurrying on the walking path today, muscles aching from meeting my hour long walking goal for the first time yesterday… while trying to beat the rumble of thunder off in the distance. I’d be fortunate to make thirty minutes this morning even if the weather cooperated for I
I’ve caught myself doing this more than once. In the everyday course of living out my married life, there are times when I’ll find a quirk or problem that gets under my skin. (I’m sure this never happens to my husband!) And with my time and attention, it starts to
I have been pondering what to write this week… or perhaps how to write… after reading an inspiring post by Elizabeth Foss on the MotherHeart blog.* Elizabeth wrote about fear and trust and leaving a legacy to her children of overcoming fears of various kinds. When I was very young,
By Sheryl Young – At some time or another, each of us might struggle with an unfulfilled dream, an empty nest, wayward children, or life just seeming to pass by. We put on happy faces and pretend we have it all together. But inside, we may feel one or more
By Sandra Ford Walston, The Courage Expert – Valuing your spirit requires you to connect to your spiritual journey and recognize the element of time. Specifically, you will need to rethink your approach to time in the context of how you care for yourself and how you manifest your spirituality
This is a follow-up to Monday’s post about “cutting back on crazy.” Is there something that can help us cut back on crazy in our often-hectic family lives? I once heard Tim Keller preach a sermon on giving up old habits. He spoke about the idea of trading up to
“Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.” Martin Luther One of my very favorite verses is Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (NKJV) I love taking verses apart and finding the definitions
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