Building Christian Character
Age Inspiration
I recently asked a friend of mine how her dad was doing. He had just lost his wife a couple of months earlier. She had been sick for a while, but death is always hard. She told me that he was doing well and that he told her he had started walking with some ladies … Continue reading
Choir Lessons
A few weeks ago, we were practicing a new choir song. I don’t read music. I sing what I hear, but I have learned which notes mean to go higher or lower, even if I don’t know exactly how much higher or lower. But, sometimes the music looks like complete chaos to me. There will … Continue reading
Tree Lessons
My mama and daddy just went to the North Carolina mountains for a week, with some cousins. They had a ball and Mama sent me some pictures of their beautiful surroundings. I’ll have to admit, it was breathtaking. I love the beach and the mountains equally. I feel closest to God in those places. When … Continue reading
Spiritual Sea People
On a family beach trip this summer, we were sitting out by the ocean and the skies got dark. The wind picked up. The people who were sitting around us, started packing up their things to go inside, it seemed like a storm was iminent. But, my hubby and I, stayed put. When our kids … Continue reading
Flamingo Faith
On a beach trip this summer, I saw large flamingo floats everywhere. I suppose it just happened to be their year, but I joked with my daughter every time I saw one, that I wanted one to take home with me and that perhaps we could strap it to the roof of our car. I … Continue reading
Turtle Wisdom
Early this summer, I was taking a walk and encountered a little box turtle crossing the road. It was really close to the grass, but I took my foot and gently nudged it to safety. I reasoned that it didn’t really matter how close it was to the grass, if a car came flying by, … Continue reading
The Restoration Business
This summer I spent a lot of time refinishing furniture for my daughter’s first college apartment. I have to admit, I had a blast. There’s something amazingly therapeutic about taking something old, ugly, and seemingly past its prime, and turning it into something pretty and useful again. Old furniture tends to have a certain character … Continue reading
Senior Inspiration
A couple of days ago, the seniors from our local high school who attended the elementary school where I work, were invited to come and walk the halls in their caps and gowns. It was such a sweet spectacle. Their parents came. The current elementary students poured out into the halls and clapped for them … Continue reading
When Two or Three Gather
I work in the front office of an elementary school and this week is our last week before the summer break. The office is busy on any given week, but to say that this week is packed full of events all week long, is an understatement. It seems like we can’t go more than ten … Continue reading
Sharing Fears and Faith
We were recently discussing in my Sunday school class, the Biblical account of the Israelites leaving Egypt and crossing the desert where they would eventually walk through the Red Sea. The account tells us that God led them with either a pillar of cloud by day or a pillar of fire by night and that … Continue reading