Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 Prayer: God, you have given us many good things to do. We do school work and house work and yard work. We play instruments; we play sports; we play with our toys. We go to school and to the store and to church. It is good for us to work and play … Continue reading
There is a commercial out that shares a mom’s shopping experience with her grade-school aged boy. As she shops he passes through the aisles asking for something outrageous from the warehouse store. Each time it is met with a melancholy “No.” Until the end when he chooses a package of hotdogs that Mom finally agrees … Continue reading
“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” ~Exodus 20:12 At the church I serve, we are studying our way through the Ten Commandments in weekly worship. This past week, I had the opportunity to preach on the fifth … Continue reading
Reading: Luke 10:25-37 Memory verse: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10: 27 Prayer: God of compassion and mercy, Like the man from Samaria, give me: A heart that … Continue reading
Maybe we could call it a bit of pre birth swagger. It was all planned out. Katrina’s water was going to break, we would call the mid-wife, wait for the contractions to be four minutes apart, then travel to the hospital, have our baby and everything would be hunky-dory. It was going to be super smooth, … Continue reading
A few nights ago, after an especially harrowing day, I relented and moved dinner out to the porch. My husband is currently leading a high school mission trip and I am single parenting for eight days. The boys are obsessed with sitting on our porch, watching the world go by or running through the grass … Continue reading
Empathy is an important gift we give to our kids. It’s more than just understanding how another person might feel–it’s sharing in their feelings too. But last week, I learned the lesson of empathy from my daughter. My daughter heard a kitten crying in the back yard. She followed the sounds of this kitten’s cries, … Continue reading
