Inscribed By God
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 […]
Not Just Whale Rejects: Life Lessons from Jonah I was sitting on the couch the other evening with my husband. It was dim and quiet…in other words, the kids were already tucked in for the night. As much as I love my kids, I always look forward to the after-bedtime-hours […]
Believe and Be Your Best Self I serve on the prayer team ministry at our church, and as part of that privilege, I meet with other prayer team members prior to the service to pray over the leadership, congregation, those serving that day, and to tune into God’s heart for that morning. Recently, one of […]