Oftentimes kids like the toy of their friend much better than the one they have so they trade toys. Sometimes kids trade lunches in the lunchroom at school. It just seems that their friend has a better toy or lunch than they do. Sometimes adults feel the same way. The trade of an outfit, a … Read More
Isaiah 35:10 – “And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.” “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart (where?), down in my heart (where?), down in my … Read More
For years my husband and I slept on a waterbed. It was the most awesome thing. We absolutely loved the full wave and we slept so well with the bed literally molding to our form. I remember the night we got in to bed and realized that the covers were wet. We had no idea … Read More
I love Christmas! Growing up, I loved to wake up on Christmas morning to the smell of the gas heater and peek in the living room to see if “Santa” had come during the night. Sure enough, he had come and delivered bunches of presents wrapped in red Santa paper. I loved that paper. There … Read More
I have an ongoing project in our attic; it is reorganizing the keepsake boxes from each of our children. Each child has a different color plastic bin in which I am transferring their special belongings for storage. As I go through the boxes, my mind takes me so many places. A trip, an afternoon, an … Read More
What am I going to do about this situation? Where do I turn? Is there anyone who can help me? What is going to happen to me? Situations arise daily. We often don’t know what to do or where to turn. We seek counseling, think about it nonstop, and we worry. We worry about how … Read More
I enjoy teaching my “Cute Kids” about shadows. My favorite is the story of Peter Pan when he loses his shadow. You know the story. He finds it where he left it, at Wendy’s house. Wendy sews it back on and then she flies with Peter to the 2nd star to the right and on … Read More
One Tuesday afternoon our family was running errands as was the norm in the days that our kids were in elementary school. After completing an afternoon of errands, we usually ate out. That was a treat for all of us, especially me, since I’m the cook in the family. This particular night my husband says, … Read More
I have a few favorite scents. Mainly I love a clean scent or vanilla. Both of those are favorites for me. The smell of clean is refreshing and the smell of vanilla is warm and cozy. John 12:3 tells us of the scent that filled Mary’s home, “then took Mary a pound of ointment of … Read More
This fall, my husband and I were given a wonderful opportunity. We were asked if we would like to go on a trip to the Holy Land; Israel, God’s land and God’s people. We worked through a couple of conflicts and said, “Yes!” The trip began immediately with wonderful sights, archeological findings and biblical application … Read More
