Monthly Archives: May 2016
Encouragement for the Weary
Last weekend, I finally planted some tomato plants as well as a few okra plants. I also planted some herbs around the edges of my raised beds in hopes of foiling the very bold and always hungry deer, who are only too happy to jump my fence to get to my plants. Deer won’t eat … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Musings
This Sunday is Mother’s Day. It’s a day where American consumerism runs wild. We are encouraged to take our mothers everywhere from a nice brunch to a spa. Some commercials even suggest that if we really loved our mom, we would buy her jewelry. I love that a day is set aside to honor mothers. … Continue reading
Unexpected Places and Faces
Yesterday was a long day for me. It was only Wednesday, but I had something to do everyday after work. I was truly exhausted and I knew I needed to go and buy groceries because the cupboard was literally bare. I checked my e-mail right before leaving school and I had a notification from UPS, … Continue reading
The Blessing of Receiving
Yesterday morning when my dog Sandy, came in from his morning business break, he was desperately trying to get something out of his fur. It was still dark outside, so I brought him into the light for a closer look. He had gotten into a sticky weed with tiny little seed pods that were stuck … Continue reading
The Wisdom of Waiting
When I was a kid, my mama used to drive a van load of us to Six Flags every summer. Sometimes we even went twice. We looked forward to it every year and I was so excited about it the night before, I could hardly sleep. It was a two hour drive from our house to … Continue reading
Pick Up Your Mat
Yesterday, our sermon was about the man found lying on a mat in John, chapter five. He had been sick for 38 years when Jesus just happened to walk by him. For all of those years, this man had been hanging out at the pool of Bethesda, where the story was that an angel would … Continue reading