When all the pandemic stuff started ramping up in our country around mid March, I had lost my jobs as a substitute teacher and dog walker (no school and everyone was home to walk their own dogs!), but still had my Instacart job shopping and delivering groceries for folks. The interesting…

“So let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 2 Cor 10:17 (CSB) A simple reminder this week that if we feel the need to boast about something that WE did…  To flip it and instead talk about something that HE did!   The instructions are clear!

I’ve written about this before.  But it’s worth writing about again.  I talk way too much.  While growing up I used to get good grades in all my academic subjects but somehow I would miss the honor roll more often than not because I managed to consistently get a F…

Weekly Ration I heard this line while watching Hamilton recently, and it holds true in so many ways! Do you think doing this will help us this week?!? “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” James 1:19…

I used to get all worked up. More than I wanted to admit. People in the meetings I attended (in person) would disagree with me. They didn’t do it in a way that was respectful either.  They did it in a way that made me look bad and made them look good.  I…

Increasingly this has been me lately… worried about big things. Small things.  Worry worry worry.  I make up things to worry about! If worrying were a sport I would be considered a professional. I’m that good at it! I memorized the following verses many years ago, and I recite it in…

Zoom meetings!  They are so prevalent now since the pandemic began in our country.  My kids have zoom small group meetings with their youth group. Schools are using Zoom to teach.  We have had regular extended family zoom meetings, at work large and small groups have zoom meetings to transact business,…

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Prov 3:5-6 (NIV) If you aren’t sure – acknowledge and ask!  He knows and will guide us! I’m doing this more and more each day… will you?

It has been an unusual summer break.  Things our family normally would do have either been canceled, limited in scope or disappeared.  It also seems like we have been on “break” from school for 5 months (oh wait, it has been five months!).  I don’t even use the word normal…

“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Ps 108:1 (NIV) I feel as though giving thanks today is what we need to do! No matter what our situation currently is – job; no job; pandemic; illness; uncertainty… God still loves us and always will!…