Back to school can be so exciting for kids. They get to see friends they have missed all summer. They get all those new school supplies and who doesn’t love school supplies. I was always drawn to new pens and paper. Who remembers trapper keepers? Those were the best. Like your own office that you could carry with you. For some kids, however, it is a time of high anxiety. ... Read More »
Verses to Calm an Anxious Heart & Sitting Among Friends #86
School is just around the corner and for me, that means an increase in anxiety. I have to admit. I love having my kids at home and them going back to school makes me a little, okay a lot, extra anxious. Today had to be the worse day. I am talking reckless tears and a headache to boot. Your reasons for being anxious or worrying may not be the same as mine. There are ... Read More »
Nichole Nordeman – CD Review & Giveaway Every Mile Mattered
Every Mile Mattered Nichole Nordeman Sometimes our lives are filled with regret and shame. The baggage we have accumulated from years of a life traveled in the trenches weighs us down. It gets heavy and unaware of the closest place to rid it from our burdened heart we continue to carry it. But there is a place. There is someone who will carry us through and ... Read More »
Guest Post – Susan Shipe – 52 Commands of Jesus for Children & Sitting Among Friends #85
Welcome this week's Guest Post from Author Susan Shipe and stick around for this week's Sitting Among Friends Linkup. "So, why a book for children?" I was asked that question in 2013 when I began 52 Commands of Jesus for Children. I don't remember my answer then but now that the book is finished and on the great big bookshelf at Amazon I can clearly look back and see the ... Read More »
Rejoice! and Sitting Among Friends #84
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 (NIV) This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it! 7-17-17. My son and daughter were up to some shenanigans. My son apparently got the brunt end of the matter, literally. But was this the tipping point for His ... Read More »