Five Ways to Sit at His Feet
Do you ever put tasks ahead of spending time with Jesus? A story in Luke 10 tells of two sisters and how they spent their time when Jesus came one day for a visit. Martha was busy scurrying to get…
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Five Steps to Quiet
“Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’” Mark 6:31 (NIV) “I…
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Before You Fire Up That Grill….Give Thanks. To Him. And for Them.
Memorial Day. Here in the Midwest that means getting a jump start on yard work. Planting colorful flowers or healthy vegetables. Grilling out. Maybe fishing. Or taking in a ballgame. Oh yeah….and maybe we might remember that the original intent…
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On Hitting Your Knees BEFORE You Hit the Phone
When you are in a hard place, dealing with an issue or person that is tempting you to behave badly or when behaving badly is precisely something a spouse or child has done and the news of it rattles your…
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Why I Wear a Toe Ring
I remember in 5th grade begging my mom to get my ears pierced. Only one other girl in my class had hole-less lobes so I pleaded my case, “But Mooooooom! EVVVVV-ERYONE has their ears pierced but Heidi and me!” My…
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Family Prayer Reminders
NOTE: I ran into the friend I wrote about in this blog from 2008 so I thought I’d run it again for you today. Promoting Family Prayer I thought I’d share with you a project that I finally finished yesterday…
