I have found great comfort in coming back to the model prayer of Jesus these days — what is commonly called The Lord’s Prayer. My husband is currently thousands of miles away, deployed on a ship for half of this calendar year. And somehow, the words “our Father…give us…lead us…deliver us” have … [Read more...] about How To Pray Alone Without Feeling Lonely
Make Your To-Do List Matter
One look at my current to-do list would tell you a tale of changing seasons in my family’s life. And it’s not just the mile-long section of tasks to complete before my husband’s six month deployment. It’s the note to remind my oldest daughter to get that scholarship application in before the … [Read more...] about Make Your To-Do List Matter
Hope for the Humble (when you need to change but don’t know how to)
Have you ever been told that “things need to change” or “you need to change,” but you have no idea what that really means? You know you need to be less like this and more like that, but you don’t know how to get to this or that. You can’t seem to break your ultimate goal into action steps, so it all … [Read more...] about Hope for the Humble (when you need to change but don’t know how to)
The Day One Man’s “Noise” Became My Treasure
“He that has ears to hear, let him hear!” Jesus often said. It seems pretty obvious, but if you’re anything like me, your ears aren’t always doing their job. I am beginning to understand how dull my hearing is and how blind my eyes can be to the activity of God around me. This realization has … [Read more...] about The Day One Man’s “Noise” Became My Treasure
Listening Through the Highs and Lows
There’s a tradition in our family of sharing “highs and lows” around the supper table. It’s a way for us to talk about our day, to celebrate and commiserate with each other. Sometimes the ups and downs are silly, and we enjoy a great laugh. Sometimes they’re painful, and somebody needs a hug and a … [Read more...] about Listening Through the Highs and Lows
How Important Can That Really Be?
I inherited a strange trait from my father’s side of the family that goes back generations — a hammer toe. Passed down with it was the story of an ancestor who died in a shipwreck. His family was only able to identify his body a year later thanks to his hammer toe. So, I suppose this anomaly has its … [Read more...] about How Important Can That Really Be?
