Monthly Archives: January 2012

Psalms 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Dogs barking.  Kids fighting.  Baby crying.  TV blaring.  Work deadline looming.  Dinner burning.  The dreaded “To Do” list that sits on the table:  Taxes need to be organized, school papers need to be signed, the house needs to be cleaned, laundry is threatening to overtakeContinue reading “Calm Among the Chaos”

Proverbs 22:6: “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” (NIV) Children are very different, even if living in the same household.  Some are compliant, some are more challenging, and some are nice enough to meet their parents halfway in between.  Those areContinue reading “Embracing Their Uniqueness”

My mother started a habit when I was a child.  Whenever anyone would compliment her on something my sister or I did well (whether it was a difficult task that we had completed or we behaved appropriately in public), she would make sure to pass the praise along to whichever of us it was intendedContinue reading “Who Gets the Praise?”

Psalms 139: 14-17: “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.  My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.  When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body.  AllContinue reading “Free To Be Me”

“…understanding true joy by being more aware of the gifts inherent in our lives every day.  And in the turning of pages I am thinking of all the many gifts I am given that I simply take for granted……and often don’t even think of as a blessing or a gift.”  (Joanne Miller) I was recentlyContinue reading “The Challenge of Blessings Passed On”

Colossians 3:23, ” Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,” Attending a weekly Bible study, teaching a Sunday School class, acting as PTA President this school year, working on not one, not two, but three huge projects at work, chauffeuring your son to basketballContinue reading “Two Jobs Done Well or Ten Jobs with 10,000 Mistakes”

” Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”  Hebrews 11:1  I’m reading a great book right now talking about various types of testing that occurs in our life.  The tests come from the enemy, Satan, but can be defeated with the help of God.  ThereContinue reading “What Test Are You Taking?”

Isaiah 40: 29-31: “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those that hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagle; they will run and not grow weary, they willContinue reading “Fill ‘Er Up, Please”

Psalm 103:12:  “…as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”  (NIV) I do not know about you, but it is heavy to carry around the weight of self regret; especially the regret of not measuring up to the person I think I should be.  IContinue reading “Wipe Your Slate Clean”