What sends you running?????

I turned around in the hall the other day after school and this is what I saw: All I could do was scream and run back into my classroom!  I had to crop this picture to get this close…I took it safely  from my classroom door. I don’t even like looking at...

What is your value???????

I don’t know about you, but there are a lot of days when bouncing between laundry, dishes, cleaning bathrooms, driving to school, teaching middle school kids, cooking dinner, and working the concession stand at Olivia’s games starts to feel  a little like...

Measuring Up……..

Ephesians 3:14-20 For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in...

A VERY Special Chair………

Matthew 20:20-21 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at...

My Birthday Penny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While Tim and I were out to dinner with my mom and our kids celebrating my birthday (let’s don’t talk about which birthday this is)….. One of Nick’s best friends walked into the restaurant and delivered me a birthday cake...

Message Waiting………

On my first day of school, I noticed that my phone said, “message for you” in the little box above the numbers.  I called the office and found out that they don’t have a message service on their phones.  So it has said, “message for you”...

Battlefield of the Mind: Week Nine

Is your mind prone to wandering or wondering????? If so, this chapter is definitely one you want to read. Joyce talks about how important it is to “fix our minds” on the things of Jesus. When we allow our minds to wander we are giving the devil a...

When the Sun Rises…….

Psalm 113:2-4 Let the name of the LORD be praised,        both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,        the name of the LORD is to be praised. The LORD is exalted over all the nations,        his glory above the heavens....

Is it really that difficult??????

I’m sure Daniel would laugh if he thought a modern-day woman would ever try to relate to these words he uttered as he faced a vision that had left him speechless, “How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly...