Parents typically work hard to teach their children to mature and be independent. However many special needs children never reach the point where they can take care of themselves – whether it’s physically or emotionally. Often the parents must intervene. As I mentioned in my last post Armed For Battle, sometimes we need to go on … More Taking The Backseat
Growing up I really can’t recall whether I ever thought of having kids someday. Things weren’t always happy around our home (or at school for that matter), so I probably put most of my energy into just making it through each day. However like a lot of couples, after my husband and I had been … More Not Quite What We Thought
I have to admit there have been more than a few times in my life when I found myself thinking, “If I were God, I’d be zapping that person into oblivion right now!” Not good – but haven’t you been there too? Thankfully God is God and I’m not; because at times my lack of … More Thankfully I’m Not God
A few weeks ago I got blindsided when we were getting ready to leave church. It had been such a great service, and about 20 people got baptized. My heart was full. But as we were chatting to a couple people before heading out the door I learned about a woman who had been abandoned … More The Ultimate Day Of Healing
Some days I just feel tired – how about you? The thing is, a lot of times I’m not even really sure why I feel tired. It’s not like I just ran a marathon (like some of you I know). Sometimes I feel tired even when I’ve gone to bed at a decent hour the night … More Keep On Keepin’ On
The title of this post sounds like something you’ve heard kids scream on more than one occasion, right? Unfortunately, I hate to admit that those were the words that popped out of my mouth one night about a week ago when my husband and I were upstairs playing Yoshi’s Woolly World on our Wii U. … More Give Me Some!
I remember one day years ago when I was sitting with a group of ladies. Our conversation turned to wayward children. At the time Jeffrey was still living safe and secure at home so I really couldn’t relate. After all, we’d raised him the best we could, making sure that he attended church with us … More Kids – What Are We Supposed To Do?
A business friend of my husband recently invited us out to dinner. I had never met this man before, yet my husband had shared with me that he had lost his wife a few years back, and was having trouble coping with his singleness. He missed his wife dearly. Since we weren’t sure where he … More Alone Amidst The Couples
Many years ago when I was a baby Christian I didn’t get the whole “tithe” issue. After all, if we were struggling to pay the bills, shouldn’t we instead use whatever money we had to stay out of debt? God knew where we were financially, right? Since I was a stay-at-home mom with our special … More Blessings From God’s Storehouse
Today we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. Despite all the chaos and conflict which seems to be ever-escalating all over the world, here we still have freedom. We have freedom to worship Jesus how we wish, and live how we like. Usually. Most of you have families that you get together to laugh … More So Many Are Not Free
The God Of All Comfort 