I live in a small house. A very small house. With 5 people. It wasn't so bad when the kids were little, but now that they are teens, it seems smaller and smaller. When we have company over, we have to eat in shifts. I was discontent with my kitchen for sure....but my sweet husband got a different perspective...and it ...
I had BIG PLANS when I graduated Bible School of amazing things I wanted to do for God. Then I met my husband, and things changed a bit….but we still had BIG PLANS. We also had a 5-year plan – you know? Wait 5 years to have any babies. Anyone else ever have one of those? How did that work ...
I grew up in the 80's. Who remembers it? The time of big hair, Swatch watches, Valley Girl, neon colors.....and the original Karate Kid. Daniel Larusso, Mr. Miyagi, waxing the cars and painting the fence. And focus. "Look eye. Always look eye!" Mr. Miyagi would say that over and over to Daniel. "Focus Daniel-san." "Always look eye." ...
We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” (Numbers 13:33) I am sitting here with my tea (of course) trying to think of a witty way to broach today’s subject of comparison and living content. And I know I have examples…..I was a master “comparer.” I didn’t ...
Mikel took my daughter Christmas shopping for me when she was 3 years old and made sure to tell her it was a secret. But she immediately came in and told me, "I have a secret! We got you panths. And red sthlipperths too!" She didn't quite get the concept of keeping a secret! ...