My daughters babysit for some wonderful families. In one of the families there is a 9-year-old girl. This little girl loves writing letters and sending little tokens of love to my girls. She writes about her day and how hard school is for a 9-year-old. My girls write back and encourage her to keep learning … Continue reading
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Facing the Day Ahead
Have you ever had one of those nights when you wake up, wide awake in the middle of a great sleep? I did that last night. I was sleeping wonderfully when all of a sudden a coughing fit and dryness in my throat woke me up from a beautiful sleep. Since I was now alert … Continue reading
Getting back to healthy
For the last 11 days I have been sick! In all my pride I last posted about how I was caring for all the other family members and keeping them all quarantined and hydrated…. and how in doing this I was keeping the sickness from spreading. Well in the midst of all that, my now … Continue reading
From Good to Grace {and a Giveaway}
Today we have Christine Hoover (@christinehoover), author, recovering perfectionist, the wife of a pastor, and a mom of three boys guest posting with us. She writes online at http://www.GraceCoversMe.com and has contributed to Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, Send Network, and iBelieve. Her newest book, From Good to Grace: Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel, … Continue reading
The Ramblings and Nothingness of a Normal Shopping Day
Normally when I write to you there’s some kind of encouragement or meaning behind what I’m writing… but tonight it’s a different case. I have 2 sick people in the house and so my normal conversation patterns have been stifled. Two of the people who usually listen to all my ramblings are both feeling under the … Continue reading
Lent snuck up on me this year
I knew it was coming but I’ve been in the throes of kidz church for the last few weeks and I’ve been lost in their age group. My world has been homeschooling, grading papers for quarterly reports, preparing for upcoming speaking events and all around ministry that I missed this whole thing of Lent beginning today. Emily and … Continue reading
When the world hands you cold and snow… make an ice rink!
The white stuff is piling up and the wind is blowing cold. I’m wiping Della off with each trip she ventures into the outdoors. She must jump through the snow to travel anywhere and so she brings in enough snow with her to form a good-sized snowball. The boots are piled up by the back door and we inevitably get our socks … Continue reading
Tripping Over Typeset 