There’s a storm brewing in the ocean, the meteorologists are tracking and doing what they do. All the while we await their predictions, storm paths and “professional opinions” on how nature will play out over the next few days. Will we see another summer shower or possible hurricane? The maps with all their storm lines […]
Train up a child in the way that he should go….. Training is HARD work. Constant. Never ending work. Some days it feels overwhelming and impossible. But we keep at it, and every now and then God grants us teeny tiny peeks into His work in the lives of our children. Just enough encouragement to
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A slew of first day of school photos have passed across my social media feed. As I click like on all of them, I twinge with a shred of jealously….cause we aren’t quite there yet! T minus 5 days my friends!!!! The end is in sight. School begins soon and for the first time in
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Blinding sunshine and fluffy white clouds greet me in the morning. By afternoon, those same white billowing clouds roll into the harbor dark and ominous. Wind roars down the streets, trees sway and within moments cracks of thunder and peels of lighting scatter the sky. These storms are majestic, fierce, beautiful and terrifying at times.
The sun went down, darkness abounds. Even the moon is hiding it’s face tonight. Darkness. Sorrow. Broken hearts abound tonight. Our community works in circles. Church circles, school circles, mommy group circles, and such. Sometimes our circles intersect. Tonight, our circles intersected tragically and we all took pause. A little boy’s life hangs on the
We all want it. Power. Control. A sense of being the master of our fate. Whether we classify ourselves as a leader or a follower we all yearn for a semblance of control over our lives. In my walk of faith with Christ I have found that many times people struggle with faith because it
When your mind is scrambling from difficult news you must make difficult choices. Do I choose to trust Him or do I choose to panic? Today, I’m coming back to what I know. As Paul teaches the church of Ephesus…. “so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you,
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I woke up Sunday with this disturbance of my spirit. I’m not one who places much stock in the whims of emotions or “gut instinct” because I’m a woman, and many times my emotions can be WAY OFF COURSE! And let’s be honest, some times it’s not emotions, it’s a need for chocolate. But I
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It’s Monday, and honestly this is the beginning of full summer break for my family. All of my tiny huamns are home all day, every day, with no camps for the next SEVERAL weeks!!!! Panic can overtake a mother when you realize you have no plan for tiny humans and in a few short hours
I make the bed every morning. It’s a weird thing that brings me a sense of order. I didn’t always do it, but in the last few years, something about a made bed when I walk into my room settles my heart. So this morning, as I got ready to take tiny humans to the
