Growing up, it seemed she was always busy. Sports, playing outside, riding her bike, and other things took up her time. She was distracted. Her parents took her to ‘church’ every time the doors were opened. She believed but didn’t place value on her trust in God. There were other things in her life. She… Continue reading Distracted
Category: Life
Demons
We all have them. Demons. I don’t mean the spiritual kind even though we do have those too from time to time. I mean the demons inside that haunt us. The ones we don’t want anyone else to know about or see. Our failures, our shortcomings, our insecurities. The ones that resurface over and over… Continue reading Demons
My Bike
How much of your childhood do you remember? I’m talking about the specifics? I have a hard time trying to remember details of growing up. My husband often asks me about something from a few days ago, and I cannot remember. In my mind I think, that was days ago and behind me. I have… Continue reading My Bike
Blown Away
Up on our hill, we can see God’s beautiful sky so clearly. It is constantly changing. Storm clouds move in and out as the wind blows across the valley. It can be daunting to see those storms coming as they did a couple of weeks ago! Just like the sky, our lives are in constant… Continue reading Blown Away
Falling in Love
We all do it. Fall in love. Some of us have that joy and pain several times in our lives, but have we fallen in love with the One who is most important and loves us the most? I can remember the first time I heard the term ‘fall in love’ associated with Jesus. I… Continue reading Falling in Love
Rewind
I grew up in the 1970’s and 80’s. Looking back, it was a great time to be alive. I guess you’d say anytime is a great time to be alive! We’ve been watching a TV show called The Goldbergs about a family in the 1980’s. Each episode is based on a true event that happened… Continue reading Rewind
Shrimp
Have you ever thought about all the animals and plants God has given us to eat? Some of those are considered delicacies like shrimp. There are many ways to cook shrimp. Thankfully, we can buy them already beheaded and deveined. I have fond memories of eating a plateful of peal-and-eat boiled shrimp with my Daddy.… Continue reading Shrimp
Battling
When we are raising our kids, we often hear the phrase ‘pick your battles,’ and I have to admit I’ve said it a lot in the past. Sometimes, though, we cannot pick our battles. Either with kids, our job, our health, and so much more, there comes a time when we have to fight. Thankfully,… Continue reading Battling
Silence
When we first moved to our farm on New Year’s Day this year, there were a lot of things we had to get used to. A big one is the silence especially at night. The house we moved from was very close to interstate 24 in Nashville where we heard cars and semi trucks day… Continue reading Silence
Land of the Lost
When I was growing up, we loved Saturday morning cartoons and TV shows. One of the ones I loved to watch was Land of the Lost. Yes, if you look at it now, you’ll see how bad the special effects are and how impossible the story line is, but I have fond memories of Marshall,… Continue reading Land of the Lost