In The Wilderness
The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years.{That's}...480 months...2086 weeks...14,600 days...350,400 hours...21,024,000 minutesand 1,261,440,000 seconds.{After the death of Moses the...
View ArticleDisclaimer: Why I smelled at church on Sunday
I'm not so sure if this post should be A) public knowledge or B) tagged under 'Playroom' or 'Dirty Laundry' for it was surely some dirty laundry.It all started Sunday morning with I know you'll be...
View ArticleCaped Crusaders + their Southern Belle Sidekick
It looks like our community can rest safely at night knowing these guys are around!
View ArticleCrying in my Wheaties
If you are struggling with your diet, the gluten-free lifestyle, food allergies, or just having a good 'ole game of tug-of-war with your food......hop over to Finding Heaven Today with Jenn and check...
View ArticleHome
Today I am blessed to be a guest blogger on my friend Tammy's blog. Or should I say, "I'm tickled pink!" If you click over, you'll see what I mean. Life has been moving at a pretty rapid pace for our...
View ArticleThe Battle for Your Mind
Sometimes things don't line up like I expect. I get disappointed.I get frustrated.Take loyalty for example:I am extremely loyal when it comes to my family, my friends, and my business relationships....
View ArticleThe Junk Drawer
Yesterday, I hated my junk drawer. We have a love/hate relationship.Me and my junk drawer.I love my junk drawer on days when I can hide things in it. Doesn't everyone have one? Maybe it's not ever a...
View ArticleFeelings
"Right feelings always follow right actions." Joyce MeyerI think she says it best.
View Article500 containers of $1.80 guacamole
Tonight I had a choice. We all get choices.Sometimes, we are wise.Sometimes, we are like the foolish man who built his house upon the sand. We make foolish decisions and we build our lives on sand. And...
View ArticleNot For Sale: demoralizing the builders
Here is the church.Here is the steeple.Open the doors.See all the people. Today, a spirit of confusion is rampant in our country, our schools, and our families. I believe that the American church is...
View ArticleBible-based Financial Help in 2012
2012 is shaping up to be a very important year for our country. It only takes a few minutes of scanning national news reports or watching our political leaders to know that we live in very shaky times....
View ArticleOur Daily Bread
Yesterday my doctor told me that my Endometriosis was never going away, that I would always have the disease no matter what I did to stop it.Yesterday, my friend was told that one of her newborn...
View ArticleGod reminders and blank, white icons
"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." Matthew 18:20Today, I asked God for a reminder. God placed a desire in my heart as a child, a dream I dare not...
View ArticleTeaching Heaven
When you teach Heaven to five-year-olds, it's usually simple until someone they know actually goes there. Then, like a large, tidal wave the questions crash in tandem. However, without fail, as I try...
View ArticleUnder Construction
I probably should have put up a sign 2 months ago labeled: Under Construction. Over the last three months, we have been under construction in more ways than one. We have been unpacking boxes, learning...
View ArticleHeld Together
If you know me...you know I am not an organized person. Ahem. However, I do enjoy the office aisle at Wal-Mart. In case you haven't noticed, Wal-Mart has finally gotten some vendors who like color....
View ArticleAs You Move
The ripped card had found its' way from the refrigerator to the floor beside the trash can. I was collecting trash around the kitchen when I scooped it up and started to toss it in with the Cheetos,...
View ArticleThe Boy with the Bread: Team Peeta
Team Peeta. If you've read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, then you know exactly what I mean. I love the boy with the bread.I loved the character that Suzanne created in Peeta. He fed the poor...
View ArticleLament of a Wal-Mart Shopping Cart
As her hands gripped my sticky, cracked bar, I felt her angst. I've seen her type before. We at the blue store despise them. They whip into size-too-small parking spots and edge out our brothers and...
View ArticleLivingston Lion Play-offs 2012
"Baseball reminds us of what once was good." -Field of Dreams-Congratulations to the Livingston Lions on a well-played 2012 Baseball Season!First Team All-DistrictCassity Land, Offensive MVPJosh Moore,...
View ArticleWhen we focus on our failures
I've been looking the other way. For months. At what point does a writer quit scribbling in journals? Quit tapping words into blank spaces? Even now, I can barely make these fingers move. I sat for ten...
View ArticleWhen breakthrough doesn't come
I press my ear to the coarse wood and listen. I run my fingers down the streaked, blue paint and wait. Only a doorway stands between yesterday and tomorrow. There's an invitation to come in. To turn...
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