It’s September which means that I have “lost” two to three hours out of my schedule which is now being dedicated to homeschooling a first grader and preschooler. Of course, it is not a true loss of time in that it serves a very valuable purpose, just a large adjustment that requires increased organization on …
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Not the Mad Eyes!
There are moments in parenting where one can be tempted to groan about having to deal with a particular situation, or choose to be thankful that a discipline issue that has come to surface has given you an opportunity to discuss early on a matter that would not be as favorable as the child ages. …
Dirty Dish Prayer List
Awhile ago my dishwasher decided to stop working. I called in a repairman who couldn’t get it to work, suggested a new one, and charged me $50. He also said before we got a new one we needed to have some electrical work done. My husband touched the dishwasher that night and it miraculously started …
Privileged for a Purpose
President Obama was recently quoted as saying, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” It’s been in the news. It has gotten a lot of small business owners and conservatives upset. There are unflattering pictures of Obama paired with cute little quips popping up on my Facebook page …
For My Dad
“How much does lawn service cost around here?” my dad asked. He doesn’t live “around here,” nor would he ever hire a lawn service. “I’m not sure, Dad,” I respond as I try to come up with a reasonable figure. He continues, “Did you notice how long it took him to mow the lawn next …
Thank You, Mom
With Mother’s Day approaching, I thought it only appropriate to honor my own mother in this entry. Let me start by saying, she’s not perfect, but what mom ever was? Eve probably had the best shot at it, living in a perfect world and all, and we know how far she got. So when it …
Lord of the Day
I have been leading a Bible Study on the Book of Acts at Heart of the Shepherd every Sunday morning for several weeks now. It has been about 4 weeks since we read Chapter 12. Today I read it with my daughter and suddenly I discovered something I had not noticed only a few weeks …
The Messy Mommy Ministry- A Call to Action (Or Inaction?)
The plan was to have a good friend come over for dinner on Easter Sunday. I told her 5 o’clock because we would be getting home from church at around noon and I wanted plenty of time to get my house clean before she arrived. I think I’ve let on a few times that I …
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Feeling Phony
I think about Peter a lot. I would like to say we are a lot alike- in his pre-rock-of-the-church stage- but even then I feel like I am handing myself too nice a compliment. Peter had a courageous mouth. Or maybe Peter suffered with Chronic Foot-In-Mouth Syndrome. I can relate to that. It’s why I …
Getting Re-Sensitized
We live in a graphic society. Our movies have become more gory, more horrifying, and more disturbing. Hollywood doesn’t hold much back. We are drawn to the detail and the emotion that it evokes. If a wound would draw blood, we do not want it to be left to the imagination; we want to see …