How to Seek Light, In the Dark Days Coffee in the mornings. Popcorn at night. The same, even when the clock ticks by and nothing changes. Trapped in the guilt from yesterday. Pain from mistakes I’ve made. Life with little ones (no matter how many you have) is hard. It was hard when I had one child. It is hard with five children. I want them to grow up, but then when they do, I miss it. The feeling of…
The Daily Grace Bible Study Method Can I do this? My five-year-old begged to open the plastic toy with paint and a faux stained glass picture. Sure, I replied. Her sister, my four-year-old, walked into the room and handed me her picture. I signed. And I admit…. I didn’t want to sit and guide her wobbly hand to dip the paint brush into the small paint samples and then help her bring color to her stained glass space ship picture….
Friendship Lessons from Chickens Many of my friends called me crazy a few weeks ago. It was Easter, and on a whim, my husband and I purchased six chicks. We might be crazy. We have a dog, a cat, and five kids. We eat a lot of eggs and thought we could save some money by buying some chickens to help with our breakfast budget. Little did I know how much chicken drama would ensue as soon as we brought…
The Joy Bible Study Method Joy. Its a choice we make. A place we want to live. Joy is sometimes missing though. I know it is missing from my life. Like a friend who seems lost and gone. So many scriptures talk about Christians having joy, but really, the Christians seem to be the least joyful people. My sweet Liana Joy taught me so much about joy. And she’s still teaching me. When we named her “joy” it was just…