Our 3-1/2 week break was probably a week too long. Or maybe it was those nagging interruptions in what should have been “normal” schooldays—trips to the car repair shop, meetings at church that forced us to leave earlier than usual, etc. Or perhaps the kids just had too many late nights during the break. Undoubtedly, […]
Focusing Outside of Me (Lesson 14 of I Am…So You Don’t Have to Be)
It’s been a while since I have touched my Bible lessons, and I was anxious to get back! This week’s questions were as follows: 1. We talked of the importance of encouragement when God has called us to task. Has a lack of encouragement or even ridicule ever taken you back to a place of […]
Pics from Big Bend
Finally, at least one of the set of pics I promised! http://w145.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w145.photobucket.com/albums/r203/bbullard_bucket/514b949a.pbw
Impersonating the White Tornado
I’ve been reading the book of Nehemiah and learning some fascinating lessons on leadership and service as I move into what God has in store for me in 2008. This morning I read through chapters 3 and 4, as Nehemiah detailed who repaired what part of the wall protecting Jerusalem. In 3:5, he mentioned the […]
Enjoying God’s Beauty
For the last week we’ve been in West Texas, which looks far more like how Texas is stereotyped—dry, open space, with plenty of open range. We’ve enjoyed several days of Big Bend National and State Parks, and today we ended the trip with a tour of Fort Davis, the military base of the famous Buffalo […]