Jan 19, 2012 | Faith
There’s nothing new about the reality the statement that “every minute matters,” but some mornings the clock ticks in a way that makes you keenly aware of this truth. How long you take drying your hair, how long it takes to pick out clothes, routine...
Jan 18, 2012 | Faith
I realized I never had shared pictures from Olivia’s cake-decorating birthday party, so I wanted to say “thank you” again to Kim for all of her hard work and “thank you” to Brooke for staying and being a wonderful assistant! I think the...
Jan 17, 2012 | Faith
After a week of illness and a snow day Friday, I’m finding the minute-by-minute routine this morning extra-difficult.Still a little weak and definitely sleepy, I’m fumbling through the motions to get ready for a day of school.This morning as I was reading...
Jan 15, 2012 | Faith
Before I begin this post, I want to say “thank you” for your prayers as I have been under the weather. I am doing much better today. Shew! When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, “Run for your lives! And don’t look...
Jan 12, 2012 | Faith
Tuesday at school, I started feeling very nauseated. By the end of the school day, my head was throbbing. Organizing my desk before heading home became a monumental feat. Since putting on my pajamas Tuesday around 4:30, life has consisted of sleeping, being sick, and...
Jan 10, 2012 | Faith
But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26 This may be one of the most disturbing stories in the Bible for me. We teach it to our kids in Sunday school as if things like this happen every day. You can find all kinds of cartoon...
Jan 9, 2012 | Faith
At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!” When Lot still hesitated, the...
Jan 7, 2012 | Faith
Today is Olivia’s 14th birthday! I’ll never forget the day pictures arrived in the mail of Olivia’s little face. We had 6 days to say “yes” or “no.” The minute her eyes made contact with mine, I fell in love with this little...
Jan 6, 2012 | Faith
It’s Friday, and I’m pretty sure the week has caught up with my body.The snooze alarm was a pest this morning, a gnat that kept swarming…….and I kept batting it away……..Until I realized I had missed my chance for a leisurely...
Jan 4, 2012 | Faith
I love that God paints beautiful skies, morning and evening. It’s almost as if He is chooses to remind us daily that on either side of dark times…….. He is there. We don’t have to wonder, when the sun sets, if the earth will see sunlight again....