Clenched fists. Heavy sighs. Rolling eyes. And short words. Almost every day. Math. I just cannot convince her.... She doesn't have to like it. She doesn't have to do it perfectly. She doesn't have to do it as well as anybody else. She only has to be willing... To try. To learn. To listen. To obey. To do her best. And, yet.... I look at others and see the ...
Five Minute Friday
FMF: Choose
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, "Rejoice!" Philippians 4:4 I read those verses, and I realize: I have a choice. Do I see the scattered crumbs on the table, the chocolate smeared on the shirts or the grinning milk mustaches enjoying every morsel? Do I see the dirty dishes piled up or the well-fed tummies that sleep soundly under our roof? Do I ...
FMF: Small
"I lead a small life - well, valuable, but small - and sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave?" - You've Got Mail Lightning strikes; thunder resounds, shaking the house and the world all around it. In the enormity of the storm, I am small. Waves lap a white-sand beach with not another soul for miles to see. With the vastness ...
FMF: Write
Joining in with Lisa-Jo today....Hop on over to her site and read/write along with us! Today's prompt is: write. I have a little notebook made of handmade paper, stained with water, coffee and a fair share of tears. In addition to little bits of flowers, its pages contain poems, words written in moments of joy, moments of pain and moments of worship. And, almost no one has ever ...