We all face trials. The question is: how do we handle them? I would be lying if I said that I have reacted well to all the things going on in our lives right now. There have been moments when I have been tired and testy, irritable and irrational, especially when just one more thing goes wrong. You know that feeling, right? You see a light at the end of ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: WINNER ANNOUNCED!
Hi, everyone! I hope your week is going well. Mine is going crazy. Let me give you a little rundown: I spend hours almost every day answering emails pertaining to our upcoming trip to Kenya. My dining room is full of things I'm packing to take to Kenya. My son will have more than 50 stitches removed from his arm tomorrow morning. (Prayers please!) I've spent the past two weekends ...
Abundant Life and More Than Just Making It
Some days, it seems like we're just scraping by; our talents and our time are stretched too thin. We're barely making it when Christ has promised us abundant life. I don't know about you, but I definitely want to be doing More Than Just Making It.... Yesterday, I found myself rushing to the ER with my son who needed stitches. A lot of them. As I sat and ...
Can We Just Stop Complaining?
Some days, all my kids do is complain. Or at least it seems that way. What about yours? How can we curb the complaining? Well, it's August, and we're one week into homeschooling this year. It went so well for about a day and a half then suddenly all I wanted to do was scream: "Can we all just stop complaining?!?!?" Please tell me you feel ...