Faith 2/3

Sep 18, 20202 min read

Filling My Head With Good, and Remembering How to Camp

There will always be bad news, negative news, shocking reports, unbelievable lies, look-at-me stories, and the hub of griping and...

Aug 13, 20202 min read

Cleaning Out Your Mind With a Good Book

I've been reading the Little House books to my children at night. They are ferocious readers on their own, but they love listening to a...

Aug 6, 20202 min read

A Crippling Mindset

Today has been rough. I failed to live up to the expectations of multiple people. One lady let me know several times exactly how...

Jul 28, 20202 min read

Walking Through 2020

2020 has been a stinker so far in lots of ways, but I am choosing not to make my attitude stinky along with it. Besides the national...

Jul 23, 20202 min read

Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?

Kris took this picture which obviously doesn't match the title, but it was one of the parts of this day. And it's one of the reasons I...

Jul 13, 20201 min read

Jordan's Headstone

"I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness." Psalm 17:15 My brother, Jordan, who died in March, has a headstone now. He...

Jul 10, 20202 min read

Crying Into a Cup of Mom-Guilt

The mom guilt is heavy this morning. And here's the coffee cup that is collecting my tears this morning over it. Everywhere I look at...

Jul 9, 20201 min read

My South Carolina Mug, Squirrels, and the Bible

I bought this mug in South Carolina. To me, it looks like sand and ocean, so I think fondly of South Carolina beaches whenever I use it....

Jun 23, 20201 min read

The Prayer Portal

Prayer is a portal to tell God everything that is bothering us and to have the ear of someone who can actually fix the issues. I've been...

Jun 18, 20202 min read

Better Not Bitter

My friend reminded me of this a few weeks ago as we were visiting and praying together. Every day is practice for becoming who we will be...

Jun 13, 20202 min read

Be Like a Bird Except Don't Eat Bugs

This past week has been a series of punches in the gut on several fronts. I feel like going crazy, but I just don't have time for it. ...

Jun 10, 20201 min read

Finding Joy While Slogging Through Poo

Some days stink. This was one of those days. I can’t go into any detail about it—that’s just not for now—but I have been up and down and...

Jun 8, 20202 min read

1/2 + 1/2 = 1 and Trinity Sunday

The toilet in one bathroom works, and the sink in the other bathroom works. Together, they make one whole bathroom. Easy fixes, but just...

Apr 26, 20202 min read

Turning Fears to Prayers

One of my children is naturally a worrier, fearful of all sorts of possibilities and whatever the imagination can conceive. He has been...

Apr 17, 20202 min read

Psalm 91

Psalm 91 has always been part of my life. My parents would recite it with us every day as we were growing up. As a child, it was just a...

Apr 13, 20202 min read

Celebrating Our Risen Savior and Making Bird Nest Cookies

Three thoughts stand out for the day: Christ the Lord is risen today; Kara makes the best cookies; I MISS PEOPLE! To start with, the...

Apr 11, 20201 min read

With Everything Going On

"With everything going on..." I'm sick of hearing that phrase. What's going on is a destruction of our economy and businesses like mine....

Apr 10, 20202 min read

Parenting Isn't for Wimps

Parenting has taken all I have lately. I thought I would be such a terrific mom before I was one. And, to some degree, I fooled myself...

Apr 6, 20201 min read

Bonfires and Mouth Fires

Kal helped our neighbors today with picking up sticks and brush around their yard. He hauled them to our brush pile, and we had a nice...

Mar 23, 20202 min read

A Never-the-Same-Twice Day with a White Castle Review

The components of this day were mixed; definitely different. We started out having church at home this morning since all the buildings...

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