Under the Swaddling Clothes

  The other day, Dan and I went to an NBA game.  Dan had won a basketball tournament and was given a pair of 7th row tickets to a weeknight game.  We have never sat this close before so, needless to say, we were excited.  I couldn’t believe the number of...

Grace for the Woman Driver, for Me & for You

It was an usually temperate fall day.  I pulled up to a 2-way stop at a busy intersection, the clicking of my right blinker and Hermie’s Scripture Memory Songs the only sounds in my car.  I was off to begin a morning of errands about town.  Cars to my left and...

Please Check Your Pride at the Door

photo credit I have come to one very big parenting conclusion:  Pride does not mix with parenting.  Parenting is one of the most humbling (and sometimes humiliating) jobs.  Want to get rid of your pride?  Have a kid.  And I am sure that a large part of this is...

Do I look beautiful?

  Last Wednesday was a busy day.  I had errands to run and too much on my list for the day.  Do you ever do that?  Write so many things on your list for one day that only a super-hero could accomplish them all? . . . I’m no super-hero. Anyway, in the midst...

The God Who Sees Me

  For the last six weeks, I have been in the Bible study, Nehemiah:  A Heart That Can Break by Kelly Minter.  And I have loved this study!  Being in Bible study gives great accountability, fellowship with other Christian women and helps increase your knowledge of...
When You Don’t Know You’re Empty

When You Don’t Know You’re Empty

A few weeks ago, Dan and I attended our son’s school’s Spring Banquet.  It was a wonderful evening with a great speaker, fun company and a nice meal.  The teen students tended the tables, pouring water, coffee and clearing dishes. We had a very nice, young...