Thank you God for this food, thank you for the boys at school and daddy at work. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Every day my youngest likes to pray for breakfast. In fact, he is insistent about prayer and is a little OCD about the process. Everyone must bow their heads and close their eyes. Everyone must be present at the table. We MUST end the prayer with “In Jesus name, Amen.” Although it is so adorable and sweet, I am…
When the tears are shed and you are laying in the dark, what do you say? What do you feel? How do you cope when the darkness persists? The other night I was lying in bed, overwhelmed with life, but really I was overwhelmed with my feelings and I had no idea why. Yes life can be stressful. But honestly I feel like my life has always had reasons to be stressful. I’ve never gone the “easy” route. My husband…
Do you need to feel God’s love? Did you know sometimes I don’t “feel” loved by God? Most of the time I’m feeling guilty for a bad choice….or maybe it has been a couple of days since I read my Bible. Either way, there are times I sit and think: Does God really love me? It is silly – especially since I KNOW God loves me. I sing about it. I tell my children this truth. I make life choices…
On the first day of spring it snowed. Welcome to the Appalachian mountains. West Virginia holds four fluid seasons, but I’m ready for spring. Saying goodbye to winter with its cold, dark nights, and germs. Winter has been long this year. Not necessarily super cold or lots and lots of snow, but it seems like it started early in October and now into the later part of March we are shoveling the white stuff off of our driveway again….