How do days long past, sometimes seem so recent and familiar? We close our eyes and there we are, right back in a sketch of a moment that changed everything… For me, it was a key season in life that hadn’t turned out like I had planned over nineteen years ago. I was mommying three… Read More Weak Girl
I believe it’s going to take more than coffee to embark on this new school year! The summer days are ending and the season of lengthy class schedules are propelling our household forward. Surrounded by an oversized country table full of books and folders, my endurance wanes today. I am ready for a nap. We’ve… Read More More Than Coffee
Over nine years ago, I began writing a blog. In all honesty, I didn’t even consider blogging as an option for myself. I wrestled with promptings by the Holy Spirit, questioning, what did I have to say that mattered? Why would anyone want to read what I wrote, I wondered. Was there anything inside me… Read More You and I
Have you ever worried about following God into the unknown? Maybe you still feel hesitant to move forward even after much prayer over a dream, situation, or a purchase? I’ll raise my hand to those questions! As with all of my blog testimony, by His grace, God still showed up. He took my families… Read More Giving Up On Dreams
It’s Easter Break and our home has been quiet for most of the day. As the meaning of this day sinks in, my spirit feels drained. It’s not just Easter Break, it’s Good Friday, marking the day Jesus Christ laid down His own life in payment for my sin–our sin. Sin. Maybe the day… Read More Easter Breaking
There’s nothing like the pain of a broken heart. At the thought, most of us think of the worst times in our lives when we remember pain like that. Do you remember? Can you feel it beating hard, pumping strong, and aching within your chest? In contrast, when was the last time you welcomed… Read More Brokenness Of Heart
All this frigid weather reminds me of last years more balmy days and how I miss them. We can all hope they aren’t too far off can’t we? In the spirit of springtime, maybe this little story will inspire us to prepare our hearts and minds for the seasons ahead, while we wait for our… Read More A Wolf Spider Invasion
A midlife reflective moment arrived for me recently and it was all about God’s grace in my life, what it means, how it’s changed me, its significance and value. What do you think about when you think about God’s grace? Do you really know what it means? (Find the definition of GRACE here.) When was the… Read More Got Grace?
She bent like a bow, vibrant, and stunning in-between the driving rain. We caught a break while dodging between the storms and there she announced her presence for everyone to delight in. I know I did. I was grateful for the reminder of the Biblical account of Noah and considered the promise God… Read More A Promise To Remember
My farm kitchen often swirls with flies at this time of year and keeps me searching and swatting throughout the whole day. I feel like it’s a waste of my time though, not to mention, a dirty nuisance. However, since surrounding farms must spring forth with their feed, I think my adjustment is necessary. Can… Read More Stuck
It’s great to be back! Following a draining season last year, I took a long break from blogging. I’m sorry if you were disappointed. Focusing on slowing down and applying God’s word to my own life day by day, was all I had the energy left to do. I felt like I had to really… Read More Hope On The Other Side
(This is a blog about adoption–but first a little thought about how it compares to gardening.) 🙂 Whenever I’ve moved to a new home, I’ve always let the gardens grow without much intervention, just to see what would spring up from the earth. Sometimes after the summer season went by, I had not… Read More Not What We Want…But What We Need
The choice to rest in God, Who He is, and what He’s at work doing–didn’t happen the way some of my friends and family may have thought recently. They may think this choosing happened after a large pot of boiled potato water poured backwards upon my stomach while en route to the sink for straining… Read More Rest My Dear…
There are days when the unseen becomes visible…drip, drippity, drip it says as it makes it’s entrance. We’ve been listening to money pour down our shower drain ever since we moved into our home over three and a half years ago. Please don’t ask me why we waited to repair it–today we can no longer… Read More Uncovering The Why
Last night before climbing the stairs and heading to bed, I gathered carefully selected night time snacks for our sons. For our eight-year-old monkey, I chose a banana and for our carb-loving seven-year-old, a peanut butter granola bar. After wrapping the bar in a napkin, I set it on the corner of the window seat… Read More Our Blind Moments
Trust is a funny thing isn’t it? It can seem so simple and yet so difficult depending upon the situation. In my world, I often trust my car has gas in it when I hop in to run errands. Also, I often trust the charge for my phone will last a full day and it’s… Read More Trust A Little More
I remember the moment like yesterday, the one when I conversed with my future husband for the first time. We were at a youth gathering, and both of us at college age, were helping oversee the activities for the evening. We had already met before that event and as we sat, we dove into the… Read More Life At The Crossroads
