“Eucharisteo always precedes the miracle.” – Ann Voskamp As I tweet this out in reminder to myself, I wonder where I will find thanksgiving, let alone a miracle in today. Upon waking this morning, I found my throat on fire and a nose that appears to have sprung a leak. Heap that upon my internal organs that are vexing me Continue Reading →
Blowing off the dust and cobwebs from The Mommy Map. I cannot even tell you why they have been allowed to collect here because I do not know, but yet I cannot deny their existence. Maybe it’s time for a bit of spring cleaning–in my heart, mind and blog too. God, in His shepherd-like ways, has been nudging me in Continue Reading →
I wonder, do you have one of these in your home? It’s the simplest thing, yet it one of the most valuable things I own. When the chips are down and I’m having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and I’m thinking of moving to Australia…well, this is my weapon of choice to combat that bad day. I Continue Reading →
As I have mentioned before, I am currently reading a book called, “The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God’s Best Version of You” by John Ortberg. Here is a quote from today’s reading that is rolling around in my mind. “Imagine a parent who thinks, No matter how many kids I have, I will treat them each exactly the Continue Reading →
You ever have one of those times in life where everywhere you turn, you keep hearing the same thing? You ever wonder if maybe, just maybe, the God of the universe is trying to communicate something to you? Yep, that’s me right now. The thing is that the more I think about it, I don’t think I’m alone in needing Continue Reading →
Have you ever had one of those days that if they were passing out awards, you’d only win for “Suckiest Mom”? Yep, today would be one of those days. I really wanted to just go back to bed, pull the covers over my head and come out tomorrow in hopes that things would be better then. Honestly, it hasn’t been Continue Reading →
As I was reading over some History stuff with my children today, we discussed Habakkuk. Habakkuk was a prophet in the Bible, but yet unlike any of the other prophets, Habakkuk didn’t write to any people at all. He wrote to God himself. In Habakkuk 3:17-19, the prophet prayed a hymn of faith. He structured his prayer in this manner: Continue Reading →
I have been struggling this week. I have been working through some things that I should have mastered by now, but a bit of Should-itis has snuck up on me. I never really finished explaining to you what Should-itis is and the story of how I discovered it in my life and how I beat it. I’ll get back to Continue Reading →
Forgiveness –verb (used with object) 1. to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve. 2. to give up all claim on account of; remit (a debt, obligation, etc.). 3. to grant pardon to (a person). 4. to cease to feel resentment against: to forgive one’s enemies. 5. to cancel an indebtedness or liability of: to forgive Continue Reading →
For the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of having two extra children in my home. Yes, that would make 7 children for more than just a few hours. In fact, it was more in a lot of ways. More clothes to wash and fold, more food to prepare, more shoes to trip over, more hugs of comfort Continue Reading →