As I write this I am preparing to take a ten-day trip to see family in two different states. The flurry of preparation for this involves preparing at our house to be gone, contacting relevant relatives to make plans, packing clothes, food, and children’s things, and preparing the car. AsContinue Reading
The pokeweed I have been battling in the garden has thick roots that are sturdy like a carrot. The bigger the weed, the bigger the root. The bigger the root, the stronger its hold into the soil. This is a metaphor for things in our lives that are “weeds.” SoulContinue Reading
(a part of the preface to the book I am writing:) I’ve never considered myself an exceptionally patriotic person. I was glad to be born in the United States and never wished I’d grown up elsewhere, but I wasn’t interested in being that flag-waving, crazy patriotic lady who cries duringContinue Reading
God, there are two things I’m asking you for before I die, only two: Empty out of my heart everything that is false—every lie, and every crooked thing. And give me neither undue poverty nor undue wealth—but rather, feed my soul with the measure of prosperity that pleases you. MayContinue Reading
“But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.” (Psalm 33:18 NIV) Have you ever tried something, felt like you were banging your head against a wall, and finally either given up or decided it wasn’t going to happen? And then, somehow,Continue Reading
I have something to write about tonight. Pokeweed. I know that God created everything, but I wish he’d forgotten pokeweed. It ranks right up there with mosquitoes – on the “what is the purpose of this thing?” list. When we moved to our current home five years ago there wasContinue Reading
I went to bed late last night and was too tired to write my blog post. I have a span of days coming up when I will probably have to “recycle” old ones, so I don’t want to just slap something up this morning. But, really, I’ve got nothing thatContinue Reading
Our pastor has been preaching a series recently on “What’s in your refrigerator?” or “I Don’t Want Anything in Me The Devil Likes.” His illustration for the series is that if he (we) went to someone’s house and they didn’t have any food he (we) liked, then he (we) wouldn’tContinue Reading
The other day I spent several hours clothes shopping with my teenage sons. (Yes, I really did convince them to go shopping!) Two of them are going to a conference whose dress code includes “sport coat, dress pants, and tie.” We are pretty much jeans-and-t-shirts people around here, so theseContinue Reading
“On the road again I always seem to be on the road again Taking kids to where they see lots of friends I just seem to be on the road again” * As I write this it is 10:30 p.m. and I just returned from a 2 1/2 hour tripContinue Reading