This morning I struggled with my precious but incredibly clingy two-year-old. The problems of life that I cannot get off my mind swirled around in my brain. I found comfort in these promises from God’s Word. “Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.” Psalm 16:1 “My flesh also will rest in hope. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me […]
» Read moreIt’s FRIDAY!!!!! And I have this song in my head: What a week. More shootings, more Facebook shaming, more Christmas shopping. I can’t take too much of it. The bad news and the negativity steals my joy. I don’t get the Facebook shaming thing. I’m talking about the people who post their viewpoint, and tag onto it, “How can you be so STUPID to think otherwise…” or my personal least favorite, “You aren’t a Christian if you think otherwise…” Real […]
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“Fill your mind with what is good, and there will be little room for what is evil.” –Life Application Study Bible, notes for Titus 2:15 and Philippians 4:8 I found this in my […]
» Read more“You can change your life by changing your thoughts.” —Denise Cunningham I’m still benefitting from my retreat. In fact, look at me. It’s been a week, and I’m STILL talking about it. This thought-changing lesson is one that God is really drilling into my brain lately. First, it came up in the book I’ve been reading, Unglued, by Lysa Terkeurst. Then Denise brought it up at the retreat. The importance of our thought life cannot be overstated. It will change […]
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Tonight I’m hosting my home school moms’ group. That means that I will be spending all day trying to clean up my house, take care of four children, and cook. I need to make sure that I don’t fall into the prideful trap of cleaning up my house to try to make myself look good. It’s not about me. Let’s not put on a show and act like my house is always this neat, if I even manage to get […]
» Read moreI’ve noticed that I often share my struggles with people rather than my joys. I think it’s more encouraging to hear that other people have a hard time, than to listen to bragging. However, today I don’t want to think about my problems, so I’m just going to share good news, and pretend like the bad things don’t exist. Other people are always doing that, and it gets on my nerves, but I’m going to be THAT Mom today. 😉 […]
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To begin with, I will say that no one ever said overcoming evil is easy. This has been an exhausting week, with both Art Camp and Vacation Bible School going on. It’s hard to explain why. It’s difficult to tell you what it’s like to get 4 little boys ready to leave the house 3 times a day, wake up early, and stay up late. It’s hard to explain why I completely melted down yesterday morning, but I did. Let’s […]
» Read moreIt seems like big times in America, doesn’t it? The President of the United States sang ‘Amazing Grace,’at a funeral this week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of homosexual marriage, Southern state capitals are taking down the Confederate flags, and ISIS runs through the middle east, torturing and killing everyone who doesn’t agree with them. Where do you even begin to explain the world today to your children? Well, I very happily will show them the video of Obama […]
» Read moreI’m so happy to tell you that our flight was a smashing success. JD is now a veteran flyer. He took his very first turn on an ipad on this trip. It kept him occupied for all of like ten minutes. Yes, he insisted on riding the airplane barefoot. He is a boy after my own heart. I will never fully understand you shoe people. 😉 But that’s okay. You can wear your shoes, and we can wiggle our toes […]
» Read more10 Random Thoughts from an Exhausted Mom (It was a long day.) 1. How many boys, ages 9 down to 20 months, will fit in a standard American bathtub? At least four, as my children have proved. I’m sure if I had another child, they would show me how to fit five. 2. What does desperation sound like when it’s time to cook supper? “Here, boys, play with this bowl of water in the floor while I finish cooking.” 3. […]
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