Over the past few days I have been having “one of those days”. I woke up and just didn’t feel quite like myself. No matter what I was trying I just couldn’t shake the feeling. I wanted to cry, I felt so frustrated. Anyone ever have those kind of days? Of course, I am not alone in my feelings but that is exactly how I felt, alone. I felt like everything was coming down on me ... Read More »
Expecting the Unexpected
“I was expecting this to happen but I never expected this to happen.” Six years ago I was expecting. At twenty-one weeks we went to the doctor for our ultrasound. I was expecting everything to be great. We would see pictures of the baby, everyone would smile and we would go on our way. What I wasn’t expecting was twins. And to add even more to the situation, I wasn’t ... Read More »
The Carpenter’s Daughter
For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. Psalm 100:5 As long as I can remember, my father has been the hardest working man I have known. My father has been a self-employed carpenter for 42 years. Although there have been times he had other people working with him, he has often worked alone. ... Read More »
I’ll Give Him All of Me!
He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Luke 10:27 Is this you or is this something that you struggle with? We devote ourselves endlessly to our children’s activities. We will pay whatever it takes to get them to be the best or one of ... Read More »
Men Like Him
For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. Psalm 100:5 In preparation for writing this, I thought about the stories I could tell and what I would say to honor a man that not only fought for our country and our freedom but survived so many things to live, in my eyes, a successful life. ... Read More »