Snap! Flash! Peek-a-boo! Trying to get all the children and babies to look at the camera was hilarious! Celebrating “Grandma Barclay’s” birthday today, we took gathered all of her great-grandchildren around her as cameras immortalized the moment. 6 great grandchildren and two more to join us next May! We sat and talked while babies were […]
[Tweet “Do you have to lose your life to find it?”] Some of my childhood memories of family nights, consisting watching a 19 in black and white TV with only 4 channels! We didn’t know what we were missing because it was “normal” for that day. Incredible advancements of technology have ushered us into a […]
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 […]
Some people struggle with pride and thinking too highly of themselves, (God has a way of taking care of that 🙂 ) e but others hear a different kind of voice…………. s “Loser” “Geek” “Emu” “Goth” “Weirdo” “Dummy” “Idiot” “Stupid” “Trash” “Reject” “Retard” “Disappointment” s (Some people should should have Ralphie’s mom around with […]
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 […]
We were stunned! It was finally over! VICTORY had come! We had WON?! You could hear the town erupt in celebration; horns honking, people shouting, fireworks exploding. We were compelled by an unseen force to jump into the convertible and drive through the streets and join the revelry! It was mayhem on the roads. Bumper […]
FACT: EVERYTHING is going from order to disorder. (entropy-2nd law of thermodynamics) every cell in our body is aging: muscle mass decreases, our senses diminish, our brain cells shrink, our bodies, our universe is wearing out (that’s enough of the depressing news- we all get the point 🙂 ) [Tweet “The universe is wearing out […]
Our Life on this earth is just the title page of eternity. One day, the story He is writing will unfold with glorious clarity and understanding- and we will rejoice in God’s amazing Love! It’s all about perspective. C.S. Lewis says, “Pain is God’s megaphone to get our attention!” It certainly does grab our attention […]
A line in a famous song urges us to “Imagine there’s no heaven.” No thank you Mr. Lennon. I’m going to imagine the promise of my Father who sacrificed His only Son so that I can live with Him forever in heaven!!! Lately, one of Bethany’s favorite phrases is “Can you imagine?” Wish I […]
I wonder what it would be like to see the “baggage” I carry around?! Is depression an umbrella, opened over my head, blocking “Son Rays” from my life? Is regret a backpack filled with heavy rocks of self incrimination? Perhaps, the reason my feet feel like lead and I stumble through the day is they […]
” This Too Shall Pass” My mom used to tell me this phrase when something unpleasant was happening; like a trip to the dentist to have a cavity filled, a zit on the forehead erupting on a school day, a test in math, or some other such trivial thing. Of course, those things weren’t […]
Why? Why does there have to be loss and suffering? Why is there poverty, homelessness, and hunger? Why are we afflicted with pain and disability? Why are people abused, thrown away, or neglected? Why are some people born with such all encompassing limitations and special needs? Why isn’t life fair? There are […]
We held you in our arms and prayed He took you by the hand and led you home. Special friends listen and love with their heart! Thanks to my forever friend Cindy, who had someone paint this picture after I told her that I had dreamed that Jesus was playing with Kristin in a meadow in heaven…. Kristin Faith- […]