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 [...]

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; [...]

Photo by ilmungo  Unable to Meet My Commitment Today is Track & Field for Christian Schools and homeschoolers in the area. It is hosted by my church each year. I am supposed to be helping today; running tot and nursery for the T&F workers little ones. Instead, I am at home with two sick little [...]

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 [...]

Lincolnion It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of  response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, ‘Can’t you see I’m on the phone?’ Obviously not; no one can see if [...]

I bought this spatula (2/$1) at the dollar store years ago when I got my own apartment. I’m now married and it is still kicking around. It’s a great spatula but I am even more enamored with it now. You see that little missing piece? I was baking in the kitchen one day with baby [...]

Photo by –Tico– If we are honest, we all do it at some time or another. We see how well someone has done something, how organized they are, how well behaved their children are or how clean their house is and we compare it to our own and find ourselves lacking. Or maybe on the [...]