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
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 ...
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 ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday – My Prayer for You
It's Wednesday, and I have a very special houseguest this week and a women's event on Friday to prepare for so because I'll never be a better blogger, I don't have a post prepared for today. I have banana nut muffins in the oven and coffee in my hand, and I'm about to enjoy conversation with a woman who has done women's ministry and literacy training among her people in Kenya for many, many ...