This month my heart was hungry for refreshment. The current state of our world has been so heavy lately and, while I’ve tried to carry that weight as lightly as possible, sometimes it’s been too much. When I stopped to consider you, I thought perhaps you have felt it too. So…this month we are setting our focus on things that…
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We are entering July in a way none of us have ever experienced before. Independence Day celebrations such as fireworks, parades, gatherings and celebrations have been postponed or cancelled altogether. This is not the way we are accustomed to celebrating a very important day for our nation. Are you confused? Like me, do you wonder how to approach this appropriately? If…
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One thing I don’t think I’ve shared about myself here is the school environment I grew up in. When I was young I attended the local public school. The summer before my 4th grade year my parents decided to send my sister and I to a local private Christian school. Our school was small, I actually graduated from there 9…
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The arrival of the coronavirus into the United States, as well as all other places on our planet, have resulted in an incredible amount of time at home. For many of us this has brought very little changes, but for others it has created an entirely new way of life. Home can be a place we retreat to, a shelter…
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Last month I began the morning time post with a quote from Laura Ingalls Wilder that spoke of the optimism of a farmer and the creed that her pioneer forefathers adopted that said: “it is better farther on”. Its meaning: there is hope in the future. This is a good creed that I would love to echo this month. Let’s…
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