In going along with the theme of PATIENCE this month, control comes to mind. My friend, Shannon, has allowed me to borrow some words from her book, Control Girl, that speak directly to this topic. This excerpt was taken from the chapter about Sarah, her impatience to...
Oh my three kiddos. All I’ve ever wanted. Yet so often I find myself overwhelmed at all that comes with raising them. So much to teach them, to show them. So many times I have to remind them of the same thing over and over. “Pick your towels up off the floor.” “Brush...
I used to be a dancer, still am around the house to embarrass the kids and especially when no one is looking. Of course my body can’t move the way it once did, but music usually makes me start moving. The rhythm draws out the dancer in me; on beat with the music, in...
Fresh fruit. Fresh powder. Fresh, flowing water.——————>Spoiled fruit. Icy snow. Stagnant water. We would all prefer the fresh of things, right? Who likes the taste of spoiled fruit? Who wants to ski on icy snow? Who wants to drink stagnant water? When we look at...
OK, maybe this isn’t exactly and ode, but it sounded right. I’m just considering this past year, and I’m amazed at so much. Mainly at how quickly it seemed to go by, but also the Lord’s presence and faithfulness throughout all of it. As I...
***Sharing this from early 2016..it popped up in my memories and as I sit at home watching the snow fall with my three babies I am reminded of my years of longing for what I now have and the Lord’s faithfulness through it all. If you are waiting on something, keep...
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