Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
Who do you want to be like when you grow up? Tell her, and if she’s not already, ask her to mentor you. This doesn’t have to be a formal relationship where she downloads all her knowledge to you on Tuesday afternoons, it can be as simple as taking a walk together and asking her... Continue Reading →
“He’s perfect and we named him Nathan!” My best friend had just called from several states away to tell me her incredible news, and I could hear the love and excitement through the phone line. I had only seen her once during her first pregnancy because we moved away the year before, but she kept... Continue Reading →
When my children were just babies, it was already easy to see one way boys were different than girls; our girls would stare into peoples’ eyes and concentrate on the faces that were in front of them and our boy would look all around a room, taking in everything at once, including the person talking... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday my guy and I taught the 5th grade class at church. The lesson was all about the importance of the poetic books of the Bible, and helping the kids understand the differences between the Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. There is always a craft after the lesson, and this week we were to make... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGKfrgqWcv0 Some dear friends were visiting last week and after a short time together asked the question, “So, what now? Are you going to work, get more involved in ministry, finish your Master’s…?” It was a fair question, these friends know that I don’t sit, and waiting is not my strong suit. We sat in... Continue Reading →
What would you do if you learned that your spouse needed something from you that you weren’t currently giving them? Would you try everything in your power to accommodate them? I like to think that I would. During a Marriage Oneness study, I learned that my guy has a second love language that he’s never... Continue Reading →
Funny, right? And yet....so true....
We have a couple of large dogs with a lot of energy and the best thing that we can do for them is get them out for a daily walk to allow them to get fresh air, run around and see new things. We started this routine in the spring and try to take a... Continue Reading →
Do you remember the very last frame of Cinderella, in script as she and her Prince are riding away, it says….and they lived happily ever after! Really? Cinderella lost each of her parents in two different ways and was left to fend for herself against a wicked step-mother and her two evil daughters. The prince... Continue Reading →
My guy and I are leading a couple’s small group using new curriculum to strengthen marriages. So far it is going very well. We have a nice mixture of couples who have been married for less than six years, with young children and exhaustion, and the others are close to twenty years in, with teens... Continue Reading →
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