Blessing- a beneficial thing for which one is grateful It’s a beautiful word. It’s a term found many times in the Bible and it’s applied different ways too The first way I want to talk about is: God blessing us: God can bless us materially and provide things like clothes and food for us. And …
The Lunch From Mom, Thursday Thoughts
In the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, (John 6) the fish and bread that boy had was most likely prepared but his mom. Without his mom taking care of him he wouldn’t have it to share and the miracle be fulfilled. Wow! What a concept this is! Our value as moms goes way behind …
22 Years, A Birthday Note of Gratitude
Cue the Taylor Swift song “I dont know about you , but I’m feelin’ 22”!… it’s crazy how time shifts the older you get. School days seem forever ago, and I feel like I’ve been a mom for years-in a good way. Birthdays look different for me now, but I wouldn’t have it any other …
5 Simple Ways to Introduce God to Little Ones
One of my favorite things about being home with my child is that I get to choose what goes into his precious bright mind. I think it’s so important at even a young age to introduce God and scripture to them. And here’s just a few ways that we’ve implemented it in our home. Devotionals …
Finding satisfaction in hard work, it’s our lot in life; Thursday Thoughts.
“This is the one good thing I’ve seen: it’s appropriate for people to eat, drink, and find enjoyment in all their (labor) hard work under the sun during the brief lifetime that God gives them because that’s their lot in life.” Ecclesiastes 5:18 CEB. I’m reading in Ecclesiastes at the moment and there are 2 …
Thursday Thoughts, French Fries and Ice Cream
The other afternoon I had a déjà vu that took me back to a childhood memory. Hudson and I had been playing outside on his splash pad and it was 90° weather. And the water felt so cool and so refreshing. We came back inside and I immediately felt the sensation of how it did …
Thursday Thoughts, Sing a Hymn to Little Children
This thought has come to me many times and I wanted to just share it. Simple tho it may be, I think God often has put Hudson in my life to think of these little things to help me remember that verse in Matthew 18:3. “And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change …
A May Prayer, Thoughts From a Mother’s Heart
Father, as we approach May, honoring mothers, I want to thank you for all they mean to us. The love they show so willingly, the ways they comfort, calm, and give grace to our failings. Thank you for the examples in scripture like Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, Ruth, and Rachel. For the different …
Thursday Thoughts, How It’s Going; My Blog
This weekend I’ve been contemplating a lot, about what’s helping or hindering my blog growth. I’ll be honest, I have way more followers on Instagram than on my actual blog. It would be nice the other way around, but in reality, keeping up a blog is A TON more of effort and money. Planning, writing, …
Recharging Your Fellowship with Christ After Distance and Life Events.
This topic was mentioned when I did a poll a while ago of topics you’d like me to write about. Between personal life events and COVID restrictions, our spiritual life and fellowship can take a beating. I myself am a task-oriented person so I struggle with making sure I spend time with others. Finding what …