A few nights ago, I had a dream. In my dream, I was alone, trying to find my way home in a very bad storm. I knew that my journey home was going to be a long one- I was going from Galveston (a beach town on the coast of Texas) back home to Plano […]
In Mark 6, Jesus performs a miracle of feeding 5,000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish. The disciples pass out the food and then collect 12 baskets of leftovers. After this, they hop on a boat and float out to the middle of a lake. In the middle of the night, the wind picks […]
Lately, it seems like the list of needs I am interceding for has grown … a lot. People around me are in difficult circumstances and my heart has been feeling heavy for each of them. Slowly, discouragement and defeat began to move in and take residence in my mind. I began to wonder if my […]
Here’s another installment of books imitating life (or vice versa). Tonight, we get a zoology lesson. My kids love animals; so we have a ton of books about animals. One of their favorite books is a book called “Predator Splashdown”. The book is a series of battle match ups between various water dwelling animals. They […]
My husband and I ended 2019 with the flu. In 15 years of marriage, we have never both been sick simultaneously. I do not recommend it. It started on a Friday. We both felt ragged and run down but thought it was just the symptom of a long week with a holiday in the middle. […]
Something unexpected happened two weeks ago. We were hovering and praying in our pantry with the weather reports playing in the background. The blankets and pillows kept us comfortable as we kept a close eye on the weatherman’s radar. The formation of a tornado seemed to be inching closer to us, but by God’s grace […]
I have an irrational fear. I take that back… I have several irrational fears. Most of mine are about driving… I have an irrational fear of cars coming unhooked from car haulers on the highway. (I think that one is from the movies!) I have a fear of the retaining walls that they put up […]
I used to be a mean girl. If you don’t believe me, just ask my sister, who found the perfect opportunity to share some examples at my recent birthday celebration. Unfortunately, growing up, she experienced the brunt of my bossy attitude more than anyone else, and somehow (fortunately), it went under my parents’ radar. Some […]
It was a trip we had been excited about for months – our first cruise. The preparation included a long, painful visit to the Passport Office, where my kids got bored within the first five minutes and numerous visits to the store to pick up last-minute items. Nevertheless, the excitement pushed us through, and finally […]
My daughter lost 2 teeth in a week. This was a big deal around our house. She is six and had not lost any teeth yet. She had seen her big brother lose several teeth and was waiting patiently for her turn. Finally, she had one loose tooth! She bit into a corn dog, not […]
Weeknight Spicy Thai Basil Stir-fry
My son has a few food allergies that make it difficult for him to eat at any Asian restaurants. So I've started trying to make some Asian dishes at home so that I can modify
