The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. -Psalm 24:1
ContactI blog because I enjoy the self-imposed discipline of chronicling, noticing, thinking–and turning those thoughts into coherent sentences (I hope!). It’s amazing how much inspiration you can find if you are looking for it…how much humor there is in the mundane when you pay attention…and how much gratefulness you feel when you purpose to take note. Consequently, there are times (like the first trimester in pregnancy) you find things a little less humorous, seasons where you are too exhausted to pay attention, and days when inspiration seems out of reach. Sometimes you are too busy keeping up with it all to remember to photograph the memorable moments…. …like Number 3′s heartfelt effort today, saving about 100 slimy earthworms he found under a rain-soaked rug on our back porch. “They will die, Mama!” he pleaded. Persuaded by his passion for search and rescue, and setting aside my 1st trimester gag reflex, […]
My husband’s been getting up at 5:30 in the morning again…to pray. That’s about when I head back to bed after another groggy feeding that usually results in one spit-up, one blow-out, and one half-hour of trying to get back to sleep. Lest you think this comes naturally to my sweet husband, you are mistaken. Every morning he struggles with the same fog that rolls through my head, and yet, when I suggest that he won’t make it if he doesn’t get more sleep, this is his reply: “Babe, I won’t make it if I don’t pray…the Lord will provide.” This is a busy season of life in our household. Between a full house of children, a church plant, a school start-up, and various other relationships and commitments, we keep a steady pace around here. There is a joy in working hard and being productive…that is, until the joy is […]
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