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I’m caught in-between…Wanting time to slow down… I look back and seehow fast the years go by. How babies quickly turn into big kids.How though we still feel young,the gray hair and the aches and painsgive us away. I see childrenI once took care of in the nurserywith families of their own. Parents getting older.Children… Continue reading In-between

I’m sure you’ve often seen or heard things and asked yourself, “What is this world coming to?” I did today. The question in my mind was, “How are my kids going to deal with the world they’re going to have to grow up in and live in?” But before I even completely questioned it in… Continue reading Don’t Worry: God Created Them For This Time

God knows this world hurts us. He knows we get worn down. He knows trials and heartache are around many corners. That’s why He tells us to love each other. God’s Word is good. God’s Word is true. God’s Word is the sword of the Spirit, protecting us from all kinds of things we face.… Continue reading This World Hurts

What if it didn’t hurt? What if it wasn’t hard? What if people didn’t let you down? What if loved ones never died? What if we didn’t have to struggle? Why is this life so hard? Why do we have to endure all of this? Why did God do it this way? Questions I’ve been… Continue reading This Life

“Not everyone has a dream and God tells them what they should do.” This is something my daughter told me as we were talking about future plans. I completely agreed. I’d say most people don’t have a dream where God reveals to them what He wants them to do. But I do believe God will… Continue reading We Walk By Faith

By the time my daughter made it upstairs on Valentine’s Day my husband had already left for work. She searched the house, came and found me, and asked, “What is dad thinking!?” She was referring to no sign of the box of chocolate covered strawberries and hand-written note she was used to seeing every Valentine’s… Continue reading Expectations

What if we quit saying we’re good? How many times a day do we get asked or ask someone, “how are you?” or “how’s it going?” And the majority of our answers are “good.” What if we started being honest with each other? What if, instead of saying we’re good, we let others in? Instead… Continue reading What If We Quit Saying We’re Good?

Sometimes I get tired of trying to be good enough.No matter what I do, I feel like it’s not enough.Then, my loving Father gently reminds me that it’s not about what I can do.I can never love enough.Serve enough.Read my Bible enough.Pray enough.He loves me at my best and He loves me at my worst.Parents… Continue reading Rest In His Love

Doesn’t it sometimes seem like other people are doing more to bring God glory? Despite how much you seem to try to follow God? You see famous people, famous speakers, even preachers and it seems like they are doing so much more. But your mission isn’t their mission. You can only do what God has… Continue reading Your Mission Isn’t Their Mission

How many times does God call us to do something, and instead of just doing it, we make a mental list of reasons why we don’t think we can do what He’s asking? It will take up too much time. I don’t have enough money. It’s a big sacrifice. What will my friends and family… Continue reading Trust His Plan