Beautiful Calling

Photo by Prio Last Tuesday I was sitting at the clinic and in walked a lovely lady. She sat down and I couldn’t help but notice her beautiful legs; long, tanned, glossy, shaved and unmarred. I looked down at my own legs forlornly. Mine aren’t long, nor tanned and, at the risk of sharing too [...]

Source Did you ever sing the song in Sunday School, “God can do anything, anything, anything, God can do anything but fail. He can save, He can keep, He can cleanse and He will…” Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are [...]

View Full Album We had an incredible time at vacation bible school this week; lots of boys and girls, puppets, stories, crafts, singing. I headed up our nursery/tot class. Though Chloe was only 3 1/2, they let her attend so she was able to participate this year. She invited friends, cousins and neighbors, memorized her [...]

Source Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.          Anthony J. D’Angelo Yesterday we have two big events; finer things in my book!. Chloe had her first dental appointment and John had his first big haircut. Both went well. Chloe has beautiful clean teeth, 20 of them! She got to [...]

  Photo by jpwbee O Canada; land of abundance, of blessing, of beauty! The future of our great nation is not in the hands of our government but in those of a Powerful God and the prayers of His people. If my people {emphasis mine}, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and [...]

Photo by Lif… Last week I asked about teaching little ones obedience without fussing. I was getting a little frustrated with my littles (1 1/2 and 3). We’re leaving soon, I’ve a lot to do and anything that they have learned about obedience seems to have flown out the window over the last few weeks. [...]

Photo by James Marvin Motherhood is a Beautiful Calling; trumped only by our calling to be helpmeets. Both of these are facets of our ultimate calling and by excelling and honoring these; we bring Him honor and glory! I would like to share with you an excerpt from an email I received several days ago; [...]

Our Season: Days of Play  I am blessed beyond measure; these precious gifts from above. They delight me to no end, and at times are a source of frustration. They make me laugh, they make me cry. They make me lift up my heart in prayer the way I never have before. Undeserved, the  Father [...]

Photo by autopaattie I’m Inadequate Christian, wife, mother, blogger, happy, optimistic, friendly, thankful… If asked to describe myself in one word, I might use any of those words because they are all true. But in my heart of hearts, if I needed to choose one word to describe myself it would be inadequate. As a [...]

Ulterior Epicure My dear friend, Ann, sent this to me earlier this week. I just loved the simple reminder contained in this sweet story and wanted to share it with you! Sometimes it is hard when we are in the midst of trouble to remember that He is in control; it’s hard to understand the [...]