I woke up this morning with one word the Lord gave me. Renew. Sometimes God’s voice is my alarm clock. There are mornings that I have audibly heard my name called out. I look around, and no one is there. I rise and meet with the Lord. At this point, you are like, “She’s creepy, […]
Before I share today’s post, I need to preface it. The most read post on this blog hands down times 1000 is A Letter to My Sons, The Real Reason I Say No to Electronics. Having been read millions of times, this post showed me something. That our family is not alone! We are actually surrounded […]
It’s a struggle for me in how much to share about my children. Not because I want to paint a perfect picture, but because I want to be sensitive to their privacy. The problem is that I’m an open book, totally transparent type of person. So is my husband. We just aren’t private people. We all […]
“Mommy, will you read to me?” I picked up the dish towel to dry my hands and turned to him, “Sure, what you would like me to read?” He held up his adult-sized Bible, proudly held in his new Bible cover. The boy loves God’s Word. His favorite Bible is not His children’s Bibles. It’s […]
Zachary and I had a rare 3 days alone together. His choice for dinner on night one was Waffle House. “Aww, I forgot my sweater. It’s always so cold in Waffle House. I once was told that they keep it cold so you come in, eat, and leave. They don’t want you to stay and […]
I unzipped his backpack to begin the process of tossing out papers, stacking up papers, and looking at homework for the week when I found a gift bag in his backpack. “Andrew, what is this?” He tossed his tennis racket on the driveway and raced towards me. “Oh, mommy, it’s from Mrs. Furrow. Read it […]
“Oh, he would LOVE this one!” My son held the gift close to his chest. He raced from display to display to find the perfect gift. “I want to get him this too. And this.” “Well, it’s not in your budget, so choose just one.” The assistant stocking the shelves glanced over her shoulder with […]
