In 2013, my word was gratitude. I had just read Ann Voskamp’s book, “One Thousand Gifts,” and I was so inspired by her writing that I decided to take the joy journey and keep a gift list of my own. #1 music from the ones you love, Jeremy Camp, There Will be a Day #2 cool […]
Believe} No Worries
I don’t know how much of my life has been spent worrying, especially about my kids. It’s like children should come with a warning label when we birth them: Welcome to the uncomfortable world of maternal anxiety. When they were little, I worried about our kids health, about their education, about the choices they would […]
Believe} A Word Journey
A lot of people were happy to put 2020 in their rear view. Toilet paper and paper towel shortages were minor inconveniences compared to business closures and health concerns. It was an interesting (and frustrating year) here on the hill. It was the year that I learned to love grocery shopping and really dislike politics. […]
So Long 2020 and a New Word
It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around the reality of a pandemic turning life upside down in 2020. The mask wearing, social distance, lockdowns, and enormous loss of freedom is still hard to fathom. Yet nothing about it – not the threat of war, the coronavirus and the always-changing government mandates, the riots, […]
Leaving a Legacy
We recently went through the task of preparing our wills. It was unpleasant, but … “…Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die…’” (2 Kings 20:1). One day it will happen. Death will come. It’s a sure thing for every living soul, and it’s important to be prepared. Like most […]
Faith When You Fail
I was reading through Psalm 119 and came to this verse … “ … Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all your commandments. My ways aren’t always directed at keeping His Word. I mean, most of the time they are. But […]