Eyes Off of the Pool

In John 5 we read a spectacular story. Jesus heals a man that has been sick for a long time.  The interesting part isn’t necessarily the miracle.  Of course it is amazing that Jesus heals this man.  What is even more amazing is a simple question Jesus asks the man first. When Jesus meets him, this man is sitting by a pool.  The pool of Bethesda was a superstitious pool.  The people believed that an angel came down and stirred the pool.  Whomever…

Nothing is Wasted

– Honest Moments – Nothing is Wasted –  *Make sure to check out Keri’s Honest Moments as well* Undoubtedly we waste a lot, but God does not waste anything. We waste time. I waste time checking my email. I waste time sitting at traffic lights. Or I waste time on social media. And I waste time watching TV. We waste moments. I waste teachable moments with my children. In similar fashion I waste time not talking to my husband.  …

Even the Ordinary

So many of my days feel unimportant. Boring. Exhausting. Small. Meaningless. Full of very ordinary things like sweeping, dishes, mac ‘n cheese, and diapers. Although the tasks are ordinary, we serve in such extraordinary ways.  “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” – Colossians 3:17 – It is not the ordinary things, it is the way in which we do the ordinary….

Everyday Eternity

Psalm 102:18 – “This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.”   My children hear me say a lot.  Don’t touch that.Take off your shoes.Take your plate to the sink.Wait!Don’t run.Hold my hand.Say please.A lot of my instructions and directions deal with the everyday.  What if the everyday dealt with eternity? What if I added to those things I said, giving my children a more eternal perspective? An…