I Want Real Beauty
We sat at our dining table in our Christmas cottage by the ocean. Just about ready for our communion before we proceeded with our full on Christmas…
Our Visit to the “Thumb of God”
WE MADE IT!!!! The last few years God has taken us to a Christmas cottage by the ocean. God's LOVE so deep, far and wide. His thoughts of…
TESTIFY! God’s Love
Like a child excited about my new discovery. Excited to tell. Like a child who knows she's done wrong, and knows she is safe to confess that. Like…
Hedge of Protection
I was pursuing in all the wrong ways... I felt a struggle. I thought I was doing what God wanted of me... to reach out, reach out, reeeeeaaaach....…
Victory! – Maximus
With every word of God to carry him onward- VICTORY! Blue! Courageous. That he is. With the extreme energy inside along with the wiring of heightened sensitivities to…
Never Alone – Merry Christmas – Immanuel God With Us
Jesus died alone bearing the burden of all sin of all the world on His soul. Because He suffered alone, no one else need ever be alone again.…
Our Christmas Bird – God’s Gift of Compassion
"But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you... In His hand is the life of every creature and the…
Hands of Love
Migraines are a painful experience. And when one has suffered through them for many years, and again one comes, it leaves so many feelings inside. Of course, pain.…
The Psalm 27 Season – Exuberant Declaration of Faith in Times of Trial
I love the Psalms. Through a scary, lonely, and very long season Psalm 27 sure was a gift. The depths of my emotional pain and very similar…
School Takes on a Winter Wonderland – No Shopping Carts Required (Yes… random – but perfect)
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you…
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS on REJECTION and THIS BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR
I have struggled to find victory by the rejection of others in my life. Whether it be real, imagined, or just plain old the enemy. Sometimes people…
The Gift of Music
What a sweet time to be recently using music as our base for schooling. The other day the Lord put upon my heart to use music, as…
Brothers
You're off to great places, today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so... get on your way! ~Theodor Seuss Geisl - Dr. Seuss Our youngest…
Thanksgiving 2016
I am thankful for another Thanksgiving to be with my sweet family. An amazing husband who stood by my side, to help prepare our traditional foods as…
Real Life. In Need of Mercy. I am THANKFUL.
Desperately in need of a Savior. These are the men and women on the pages of scriptures, God called out to go to battle, to speak, to…
Blessed Trinity – Praise the Father, Son, Holy Spirit – Three in One
God created us for relationship. With Him. With one another. There is a lot of broken relationships in this world. With man separated from a life with…
Out of the Darkness
We walk and talk our children through the realities of this life. All of it. Including the darkness growing more and more. Scripture at every turn. Taking…
Feeling Out of Control – Not For Long – Isaac Shares
Isaac started Karate 2 years ago. It has been a blessing to his life. I always saw the physical strength in him. I saw how he desired to…
What Will He Be Able to Do? – My Pediatric Stroke Survivor
Will he live? Will he breathe? Will his kidneys work? Will his heart work? Will he transition from tube feedings to a bottle? Will he come home? …
My Strength Through All Seasons
I stood outside my back door in the pouring rain this morning. I left the door cracked to hear this song playing (below), as I worshiped the…