“I don’t feel so well.” This was where I started my day. We’ve been blessed in that the kids are not sick very often, so a bad cough or stomach upset can throw our day off completely. As it turns out, the youngest only had a sniffle, and was feeling well enough by the day’s […]
Pulling off Weight(s)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1(NIV, emphasis mine) The Lord has been really speaking to me in “niblets” lately, and […]
Removing Personal Agenda from God’s Plans
On last week, I spoke of being stuck in Psalm 27. My heart and mind has been in so many places that it was, and will still be, hard to articulate. Though I know the value of writing things down, I haven’t slowed down with my thoughts as school—both with my “big kids” and my […]
When Saints Clash
I should begin by saying that we continue to have really great days in school, and that always tempers whatever I write. There’s nothing like a kid’s smile or laughter over the table, finishing early, and learning to kick off a great weekend. If I had a complaint, it would be that our days feel […]
Insisting on a Happy Ending
Thanks to a recent guest on Amy Bayliss’s blog, I am learning to keep a notebook handy so that I can actually use a few of the many thoughts that flow through my brain; lately, I’ve found myself preoccupied with school, and when I sit to write, it feels as if all that’s running […]