Mommy! Mommy! I so excited-today is Big Stage! Today is Big Stage! I‘m getting ready for brado!” (the picture below is from the “Big Stage” recital from 2010 ) These were Bethany’s first words this morning. Our “days” are marked by events- Of course, there are Church Days and School Days, there days are Dazzlers Days […]
Today we watched our son, Micah, and nephew Sean, fulfill the tradition “walking the hill” for graduation! Rock Chalk Jay Hawk! \ How do I begin to describe the experience of all the sights and sounds of a KU graduation? Over 4000 graduating students walked down the long, infamous, hill; beginning at the bell tower, they embark […]
Life is Full of Dry Bones- Now Hear the Word of the Lord The Valley of Dry Bones- EZEKIEL 37 1 The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 […]
Bethany is rewriting the rules of the English language . I wish you could hear her say with emphasis, attitude and joy. pronunciation- AB– so – Lute– Ly!! Main Entry: absolutely Part of Speech: adverb Definition: without doubt Synonyms: absolutely, assuredly, certainly, exactly, for a fact, positively, posolutely, right on, surely, unquestionably, without fail I’ve […]
Practically every weather worthy morning, “Poppi” (aka Jeff) “races” 1/2 mile around our block ‘ not in a 3K but WITH 3 K- (3 kids- Bethany, Cohen, and Finley) The grandchildren and Beth think they’re in “training” and love this “race”. ~ “I’m gowin fastah dis time Nana”, Cohen boasts. Finley quickly inserts, “Nana, we’re going with Poppi! […]
Do you believe God is always working in our lives, even when we can’t see it? I Believe~ I want to share 3 miracles when God spoke to us specifically about Bethany. [Tweet “Miracles are #surprising #mercies from the #heart of our #Father. #GodsLove”] Now the whole world had one language and a […]
A merry heart does good like a medicine! Sometimes you gotta laugh, to keep from crying. 🙂 Presenting Anita Renfroe- singing […]
Wrestling with God- Do you ever feel like you’re wrestling with God? ‘Don’t Wrestle- Just Nestle!’ quote from Corrie Ten Boon! [Tweet “You Don’t Have to #Wrestle God for a #Blessing” #Godis4U”] d As an adult, I’ve tended to wrestle with God. Many times I didn’t rest in His grace and love. I labored to pray […]
[Tweet “I want to live IN God’s Will for my #life, following His way, not my own!”] I’m Sarah- Cindy’s oldest daughter- sharing my thoughts with you today 🙂 I want my prayers to reflect that. So—– the question of the day was “what to pray?” Have you ever thought, “if I could ever form […]
This Friday is Good Friday. The account of Jesus’ last days will be recounted. Let our hearts absorb the magnitude of His betrayal, His trial, the mocking, spitting, and degradation of Him. His scourging. Contemplate the spikes driven in his wrists and feet. What passion- What love!! Why did it have to be this […]
Prelude from Cindy: Thirty-one years ago, one of my best friends from high school and college, Debbie, gave birth to Janice. This started a journey of grace in her whole family’s life.I know there were many difficult times, coupled with questions and disappointments, but I am struck, as she looks back on her journey, she sees not […]
How many Kings stepped down from their thrones? How many Lords have abandoned their homes? How many Greats have become the Least for me? How many “gods” have poured out their hearts, to romance a world that is torn all apart? How many Fathers gave up their Sons for me? Only One did that […]
(The fam welcomes Josh- 10 minutes after he’s been born!) Hear ye! Hear ye! Today, the Clan of Barclays celebrate one of our manly treasures: Joshua Charles- meaning “God is my salvation” and Charles (in honor of my Dad) “a good man”. Josh- Joshie- J-man- Skip- JC- Joshua- these are all the names we call […]
Birds serenaded us as we walked, hand in hand, through Finley Forest. (thus named by Finley of course 🙂 ) The breeze caused a shower of crabapple blossoms to swirl around us. Finley exclaimed, “Look Nana, God is making the flowers dance for us!” I hummed the old hymn- “This is my Father’s World” as […]
