• Pray for Wisdom

    The past few weeks have been challenging with work, children, and family.  A few curveballs came in each of these areas of my life.  My initial thought was what am I going to do?  How am I going to handle this? The truth is, life brings me these challenges quite often.  And usually my first

  • He Knows

    This key.  I haven’t been so happy to see an inanimate object in a long time. You see, I haven’t seen this key for at least 2 years.  It’s the 2nd key to my van.  For two years I looked for it on and off, but could not find it.  I didn’t worry about it

  • Read Your Bible

    “The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul.  The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for

  • Speak the Word

    It was Easter Sunday.  I had attended a wonderful service at our church celebrating the Resurrection of Christ, and I had a great time with family later in the day.  I felt like it was the end to a really wonderful Easter weekend. But once I went to bed that night, something had changed. I

  • Go and Get It

    “The people of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people, and the Lord has blessed us abundantly. “If you are so numerous,” Joshua answered, “and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into

  • Sometimes You Just Have to Ask

    One of my children is particularly “gifted” in asking for things from me.  He will often ask me for something and when my initial answer is “no”, he proceeds to explain and persist, using all his reasoning and persuasive skills to try to change my mind. Most of the time, my answer remains the same.

  • Cajun Shrimp & Rice

    I started 2021 off with some SMART goals.  A few weeks ago I wrote a post about making goals that were Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time Sensitive. 1 I wrote out 7 goals for the year and had specific action plans and dates associated with each of them. So far, one month in, I

  • Waiting

    Waiting.   It can feel like the worst.  Just yesterday, I happened to pick the “slow” lane at the grocery store.  As most of you probably do, I try my best to anticipate which will go the fastest.  By all accounts, I had picked the right one.  But it wasn’t so.  I could feel myself getting

  • Goals for the New Year

    I have to admit I really hate New Year’s resolutions.  For years I would come into the new year with a lofty list of resolutions that were completely abandoned by the second week of January. As the years went on, I said to myself that I would  just have one or two goals to focus

  • Hope in the Dark

    The last few days my family has been without internet due to an outage with my service provider.  It’s been a “rough” few days for us, to say the least.  School is out for Christmas break and my children have been bored out of their minds…no video games, no TV, no Netflix…nothing. While there were