Our weekend was a great one topped off by me getting to go to church Sunday morning. Oh how I missed being there these last 7 weeks so it felt wonderful to sing and worship with my church family. The next morning we sent Sophie off to overnight camp and had a great day at home. Monday night I went to bed and out of NOWHERE I started feeling weird. Panicky. Just all around ... Read More »
learning and growing
Learning to trust God in deeper ways – not always getting right but He’s patient with me.
Randy and I went to my Dr's appt. on Friday expecting to check in with my Orthopedic Dr. for the first time since surgery and then go home. Little did we know I'd be getting my cast off. We were told it could be 6-8 weeks. So it was an amazing feeling to have it come off but it was also suprisingly hard. Like I held it together for a really long time in the Dr's office but as ... Read More »
4 ways to help your kids have summer devotions
Oh how fast the Summer can fly when you're swimming, camping and vacationing! And it's so easy to let our time in God's word be neglected. How much harder for our kids to keep their time in the Word if they're not being encouraged by their parents. So here's just a few thoughts on how parents can help their kids cultivate their walk with God. 1) Make devotions a part of your ... Read More »
Practical cups of cold water
I share this post after having been on the receiving end of encouragement for the last month. "Cups of cold water" as Jesus puts it in Matthew 10:42, "And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” I am taking note of how God is using others to encourage our ... Read More »
It’s all about where you let your focus land
What do you see in these two pictures? A laid up chick surrounded by..... ice packs & meds A potty chair, wheelchair and walker? Or the blessings Of cards from both young and old....(thank you preschool, 2nd and 4th grade and cheerleaders at CBS!) The encouragement shared through flowers and written sentiments from those who swing by. Where my eyes land and ... Read More »
A powerful question that can change the way you look at scripture
I love Margaret Feinberg because she always challenges me and stretches me in great ways through her articles, books and bible studies. A question she challenged people to ask in their personal time of Bible study back in February has been transforming my own personal study. It's pretty simple but extremely probing and revealing. So here's the question: What do you most need ... Read More »
Blogging through the real and the hard #anxiety
I desire to be as honest as I can be in this blog space for the glory of God and building up of others. Okay, and for my own sanity because I process life many times through stringing words together and slapping them down on paper. There are things of course that I can't always share in this space for confidentiality and respect issues but I want to speak from the depths of my ... Read More »
This is the story of how karma bit me
So back in good ole college days I was in a prayer group every year with different students. Every year we'd introduce ourselves and tell one thing we would like the group to pray about. Every year I'd wig my classmates out by saying something to this degree: Hi my name is Melody. When I was young I broke my leg. We were poor and had money for the surgery or the metal rod they ... Read More »