My guest today is Timmy Stauffer… the son of our good friend from high school, Wayne & Debbie Stauffer. I was drawn to learn more about Timmy when Wayne posted on FB, that his son had never wanted to pray for healing from Cerebral Palsy. He has always believed that God will use it for […]
Our Happily Ever After is Coming! “Once Upon a Time” and “Happily Ever After”. The stuff all good stories begin with and end. Each one of our stories began with His intimate plans and details. Our life is a journey to discover His love and His purposeful redemption. *But Happily Ever After doesn’t come until […]
Measuring TIME is tricky! Ten minutes in a car can seem like an hour. A fabulous day flies by while a dreary day drags depressingly along. [Tweet “There is coming a day when ALL things will be made new. #hope”] Cohen and I were looking at tree house pictures on Pinterest the other day. I […]
I think we all agree that LIFE is a challenge- a shake-up- a test- a roller coaster- a journey that will have constant twists and turns and more than enough lemons for lemonade. Some days we are eagles in the sky, gliding untouched by the gravity of life’s challenges, soaring on the wind of His […]
You may (or may not) have noticed I don’t ever capitalize “downs syndrome” . I just can’t- never have- never will; my apologies to the British scientist, John Langley Down who discovered the syndrome. I know its grammatically wrong but it makes perfect sense to me. I refuse to capitalize my problems or challenges! This […]
My most challenging ongoing lesson: “Letting Go-d” Years of protecting, nurturing, & shielding her from the “looks”, “nonacceptance”, negative experiences, or situations where she would flounder, have left me with a bit of a “nest” mentality. I know the “nest” where we are safe- where we thrive- where Bethany is safeguarded and secure – where […]
To everything (Turn! Turn! Turn!) There is a season (Turn! Turn! Turn!) And a time to every purpose under heaven Yesterday, I found myself singing this oldie by The Byrds who wrote the lyrics directly from Ecclesiates 3. The dog days of summer appear to be waning and I can feel the inevitable “turning” […]
Anger churns until my stomach is in knots. Reality, in form of fantasy- a gunman lauding himself as “The Joker”, shot and ultimately killed 12 people in a movie theater, while 11 more are listed in critical condition and yet another 30 were injured! An isolated incident? Just look at the headlines or listen to […]
In our digging for identity, we’ve discovered some priceless treasure! 1.) We were created for God’s pleasure (Rev. 4:11) 2.) God didn’t make a mistake when He made you. 3.) God has reclaimed you through Jesus- His creation- and is in the business of transforming you into His likeness 4.) He’s going to give you […]
Use some dynamite to blast away the lies on “Mount Identity”-let’s destroy all the negative labels the world, people, and even our own minds try to ingrain into our being and we see clearly the only opinion and truth that truly matters is who God says we are! When the dust settles, the first nugget you can […]
“Mom, me and my honey, we gonna move and get our own house. You wanna live with us?” “Bethany, you don’t have a honey yet and you live with us, sweetie.” “Yes I do. My new zip be 6604 and we gonna get 5 cats, 5 dogs, 5 baby pigs, 5 goats, 5 chickens, 5 baby […]
Join our family on a Treasure Quest! Are you ever surprised sometimes by how much you’re still “seeking” to know God, understand His will for our lives, “asking” for directions, and “knocking” on His door to get some answers? I sure am! One of the most basic quests in life is trying to figure out […]
B U M M E R! I had such “lofty” expectations for our vacation! Like most of the American world, we try to live within a pretty tight budget. We save a certain amount each month for Christmas and Birthdays (a necessity in a family as large as ours 🙂 ) and we set aside vacation […]
Don’t let life happen to you- YOU happen to life!
