I love these observations that Daniel came up with after reading the book of Mark. I think his last point about Jesus sharing His authority with His disciples is an especially good point to consider. How should Jesus’ example affect our parenting? I just read the Gospel of Mark. My goal was to note every action of Jesus. During this study, I kept noticing details about how Jesus teaches […]
Read More →Sticking Power
We live in a manufactured home — the kind that comes with built-in wallpaper — ugly wallpaper. We’ve lived in this house for 17 years now, and it was the day before Thanksgiving (What a day to decide to paint the kitchen! What was I thinking?) four years ago before I finally got brave enough to paint over that ugly wallpaper. I had visions of the paint sliding right off the […]
Read More →Special Delivery
I spend a lot more time alone in the car than I used to. It’s pretty weird after years and years of kids pouring into and out of our old Chevy van everywhere I went. So quiet. But I’m learning to make new uses of the time. It’s a great time to pray for all those kids who aren’t in the car with me anymore. It’s a great time to […]
Read More →The Dog Who Returns to His Vomit. Yuck.
Our elderly cat recently gave me another opportunity to contemplate life. This time I was encamped on the sofa, snuggled under a blanket, enjoying a phone call from our oldest daughter. I heard it — the dreaded retching sound that always precedes the deposit of a yucky pile of half-digested food in a most-likely-to-be-stepped-in part of the house. The retching concluded with an unpleasant liquidy sound, and the cat soon […]
Read More →Numbering My Days
I used to think sixty was old. I don’t anymore. Not since I turned it. The Psalmist prays, “…Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” So today — the day after my 60th birthday — I thought I would number those days in a easy-to-see way. I don’t how many more years God will see fit to grant me this side of eternity. […]
Read More →A Goal-for-the-Day
Goals are good. They help us make progress. We’re much more likely to accomplish the things that are important when we set goals. Last January I published a post about helping children with long-term goals. You can read that post here. At the beginning of this new year, let’s think about short-term goals — goals we can help our children set for just one day. These will be simple goals that […]
Read More →Time to Think and Plan
It’s New Year’s Eve day while I write this. Tonight we enjoy one more holiday gathering, and then it’s time to settle down and get some work done! So I’m sitting in Starbucks with my computer and Bible and my basic template for goal writing. It’s time to plan for this next year. I’ve enjoyed several hours of thinking and re-evaluating and typing (and nibbling). Do you have a plan for […]
Read More →Back Next Week!
I hope you’ve had a joyous Christmas. Ours lasts until January 6, so we’re not done yet! I’ll be back on schedule with posts next week, but we just finished our big family Christmas today, and I was still putting tags on presents this morning. Once again I dream of starting to make presents during the summer for next Christmas! Somehow it just never seems to happen… See you next Tuesday! […]
Read More →A Gift the Children Can Give
It’s almost Christmas Day! Here’s a little something for your children, if they need some help coming up with simple gifts to give. Help them give of themselves during this season when we celebrate the great gift of God’s Son to the world. Print out these coupons, cut them out, and help your children think of acts of service and love that they can give to others — to siblings, […]
Read More →Winner of the Sally Lloyd-Jones Book Giveaway!
The winner of our Christmas book giveaway is Gwen (comment #51)! She gets to choose a copy of The Jesus Bible Storybook or Song of the Stars, both by Sally Lloyd-Jones. Thanks to all who entered! Now we all have a great list of Christmas books to check out! You might remember, in our previous post, that I said we brought three books home from Powells. Here’s one of the others. […]
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