Ruminations
Letting Go
As parents surely we do this more times than we like. No one likes to talk about it really because it can be a yucky part of life. I’m certainly not the first to think about this subject, and I have written about it in the past. The last several days God [...]
Who Will Show us Some Good?
Tuesday morning a friend in my bible study discussion group made a comment about the promises of Psalm 4 in light of the distressing times in our economy. I let the balm of Scripture sink deep into my mind throughout the day and have been thinking about that passage ever since.
There are many who [...]
Entering His Rest
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. [...]
Losing Control
Every moment at home with four kids forces me, little by little, to lose control.
And boy, it sure feels good.
Here for a Visit, Here for a Birth?
My mom and sister (with husband and my nephew) came down today to help us for the rest of the week, and secretly I know they are doing their own share of begging God that He would bring Shepherd here quickly! Can you believe it? He still isn’t here! I share the [...]
Data Smog
This today from Tim Challies…
How can a Christian find time to just sit and think, or sit and memorize or meditate upon Scripture? I know first-hand how difficult it is to remove myself from this information overload, even for a few days or a few hours. I consider it a hardship to be disconnected from [...]
Leisure
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:
No time [...]
Daily Pension
One of the quickest joy-suckers is worrying about tomorrow. Tomorrow has so many unanswered questions, but why fear them? Today is one day, and there is grace enough. No more, no less.
As I read this today I chuckled at the implications for me personally. “A thirst which we may suffer in [...]
There Was No Skateboarding Today
Well, there was no skateboarding today. I can’t believe it, but I think it’s because Eric is home. Whenever he’s here, things are just peachy. You know what I’m talking about? haha
Here is the devotion thought I read this morning before scripture reading from Eric Liddell:
As you read these [...]
Healing
Wow, I don’t really know how to express the emotions I have from reading the comments from my previous post. They were so diverse and detailed (oh, how I love to read good stories from other people’s lives), yet the unifying thread in all of them was the sincerity about the trials so many [...]