Patience

Jan 11, 2021 | All, Devotions

When I asked the Lord for a word on which to focus for 2021, I felt like God gave me the word PATIENCE. I can see how focusing on PATIENCE is actually God calling me to the next phase of my journey with him following last year’s focus of not being easily angered. As I...

Not Be Easily Angered

Jan 8, 2021 | Devotions

I don’t consider myself an angry person, in fact quite the opposite. But, surviving a pandemic, being at home with children for 10 months–well, let’s just be honest, some days just dealing with the stress of every day life, I do get angry from time to time....

Sin Stained

Jan 4, 2021 | Devotions

I have 3 boys. This means I deal with a lot of stains—stains on clothes, stains on carpet, stains on walls, stains in the car, stains on the counter top, stains are everywhere! I’ve actually come to accept stains as a part of life. I have a few good stain removers and...

Never Alone

Jan 4, 2021 | Devotions

I didn’t become a Mom until I was 37.  One of the biggest adjustments of becoming a Mom is realizing that your time is no longer your own. You can no longer sleep whenever you want, or quickly run errands whenever you like. Parents always have to think about...

Frosting For Jesus

Dec 30, 2020 | Devotions

My sister and her two small daughters (Kayliah age 5, Kennedy 18 months) make a birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas as a way of helping the girls focus on the reason for Christmas. This year, my niece Kayliah asked her Mom, “Can we go to Jesus’ birth and talk to his...

The Dirt You Can’t See

Dec 30, 2020 | Devotions

Confession: I’m not a very good housekeeper. I enjoy meal planning, cooking and baking, but cleaning—ugh, it is the worst! Our mudroom has dark, slate tile. As a result of the dark tile and grout, I can go a long, long time before realizing how dirty it is. So gross!...