Note to Self

“Then the Lord answered me and said, “Record the vision and inscribe it on tablets, that the one who reads it may run. For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will … Read more…

Diapers and Diplomas

Let Your work appear to Your servants, and Your majesty to their children. Psalm 90:16 This morning I was standing in my kitchen looking at the calendar for September.  As I looked over the schedule of events as usual I found the date that marked the first day of Fall. For twenty-nine years September has meant … Read more…

Overcoming the Overwelming

I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1,2 A couple of years ago I shared this teaching with a group of women and it seemed so appropriate for what I knew these precious ladies where … Read more…

A Joyful Exchange

Can you count the times that you have made a purchase, brought it home and realized that it wasn’t what you wanted after all. Maybe when you were in the process of deciding between two different items you talked yourself into the one you thought would be best only to discover that the other item … Read more…

Focus and Re-focus

“Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways.” Ps 119:37 I homeschooled three of our children and I remember repeating this statement over and over again, “focus”! I realized that it didn’t take much for children to become distracted. A fly on the wall could provide enough curiosity for twenty minutes … Read more…

Less is more…

I remember watching the Bio channel one day and it was featuring the life of country singer “Dolly Parton.” I’ll never forget one of her comments when she said, “Less is not more, more is more!” I laughed out loud at her unbridled honesty and the fact that she probably echoed the heart of countless individuals. We … Read more…