Inscribed By God
Bless the Lord! But, God, I Don’t Understand… “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord” I always thought of this famous quote by Job as somehow being a steady acceptance of the unthinkable, heart-wrenching, mind-blowing progression of tragedies that suddenly hit this man one after the […]
More Boggle Lessons Before the holidays, I had a post about one of my favorite fast-paced word games, Boggle. As my kids have gotten older, some of them have discovered a love of these word games as well. Recently, as we were playing, I was struck by how many life lessons could be gleaned while […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Twelve green grapes. Happy New Year! Mystified? Every year as the clock counts down, people in Spain clutch twelve green grapes. Each grape represents one month of the year, and when there are twelve seconds left in the year, everyone starts piling them into their mouths, one per timed chime until the […]
Christmas Smiles Christmas. Even just the word draws a little smile on my face. Traditionally, one of my favorite holidays is Christmas. Despite the controversy over whether Christmas is the actual day of Jesus’s birth and some solid theories that His birth actually happened during the celebration of Sukkot, or the Feat of Tabernacles, I […]
Boggle Lessons I just have to say it. I love words. Perhaps it’s because as a kid I spent endless hours shaking up those alphabet cubes, jiggling them into a plastic grid, and then racing against time…and my mom…hunting for words. Recently, most of my kids have discovered the joys of one of my favorite […]
Say What? Ever get so angry, thoughts just start swirling around in your mind? Thoughts that just keep coming, weaseling their way into the forefront even though you try to find distractions? Yep, me too. Usually it’s a serious problem, and by that, I mean, a heart issue on MY part that I need to […]
Let’s Build Bridges, Not Towers “My way!” “No, mine!” “No way. My way!” Sound familiar? How often have we heard our children argue with each other over the right way to play with a ball, dolls, or some other toy? The reality is, there isn’t a “right” way, just […]
Don’t Rush Out of God’s Timing Ever get so excited to see what God has in store that you find yourself losing patience? Ever feel like that dream He placed in your heart will never come to pass? Ever feel like the vision He shared with you will always come tomorrow? I know you can’t […]
Do I Treat My Relationships like a Drive-thru or a Tollbooth? Ever been around that person that always seems to have an ulterior motive? They do something nice for someone, only to realize they expect…or demand…something in return? Every. Single. Time. Every time it appears they’re doing something kind, the reality is, they’re really making […]
A Heart-to-Heart with God Ever been frustrated with where you are in life? Ever have big dreams and wonder how…or if…they’ll ever be a reality? Me too. One day I had a conversation with God that went a little like this: Me: God, I know You placed these dreams in […]