Trusting God
Trusting the Builder
After combing the internet for several weeks, looking for end tables for my daughter’s college apartment, and not finding what I was looking for, I went to my hubby and asked him if he could make her some. He asked me what I had in mind. I showed him a couple of pictures and he … Continue reading
Crowded Closet Lessons
I was taking a walk a few weeks ago and ran into a neighbor who I hadn’t talked to in a while. We were talking about our kids and our summer. I told her I had been refinishing furniture all summer. When she asked me where I got it from, I told her my parents … Continue reading
Keeping an Open Heart
My son is not a fan of the ocean. He’s a self-proclaimed mountain man. Much to his dismay, my family usually takes a trip to he beach every summer. He grumbles. He spends as little time as possible on the beach and is always looking for some activity that doesn’t involve swimming in the ocean. … Continue reading
Trusting the Caller
Last summer, when my family was on vacation, there was a guy who came by in a tiny boat, selling boiled peanuts and drinks, to the snorkelers and the people on the beach. I had never seen anything like it before, but I thought his entrepreneuarial spirit was amazing. People would line up in the … Continue reading
Walking in Faith
Last Sunday, my Sunday school class was discussing Exodus 24, the building of the Ark of the Covenant and the tabernacle. It’s easy to get lost in the Old Testament sometimes, when we read things like specific directions that seem to drone on and on, about how to build something, using measurements that we aren’t … Continue reading
Respecting the Boundaries
I grew up in the country, ten miles out of town. We had a really long driveway, but about half-way to the end of it, there was a tree. When my sister and I rode our bicycles, which we often did, Mama told us not to go past that tree. She didn’t want us to … Continue reading
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
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
Following Heavenly Radar
Last May, I made an appointment for my son to have his senior pictures taken at the end of July. I knew the summer would be busy, with his wisdom teeth surgery, vacation, family visiting, me working, his birthday, my Daddy’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday and band camp, not to mention, school starts back sooooo … Continue reading
Bird Like Faith
Last spring, a little bird decided she wanted to build a nest in our garage. My hubby and I thought it was a bad idea, so we fought her. She would gather up some twigs and sticks and put them high on a shelf and one of us would take them down. The next day, … Continue reading