Last weekend we loaded up the car and joined some friends for an out of town get-away to “Grandma’s” house.  Bags packed, we headed out to the country – hours away from the mess and stress of home.  I couldn’t wait!   While the men were out hunting, the kids explored the great, big world hidden in the woods.  Safely kept within boundary… Read More

Hello, my friends.  It’s been a long time, I know.  You have no idea how many times I’ve wanted to hop on to say hello – to tell you that I’m thinking of you – to see how YOU are.  This blog has become a personal place for me.   It’s become about the faces behind the computer screens.  It’s about community. … Read More

It’s raining.  And it’s Saturday.(Did you hear my enormous sigh of relief from where you are?) The daily rhythm of our life has picked up substantially, so to lay low under this steady stream of rain is just what I needed today.  photo source: Maddie Daggett   I’ve been lingering over a particular passage that I thought I’d briefly share with you…. Read More

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.  photo source And God said, “Let there be ….”  ….  and there was.  (Genesis 1:1-3) Father God, thank you for the power of your spoken Word.  You… Read More

– vb.  1.  To satisfy (one’s thirst, desires, etc) Source:  Maddie Daggett   Father God, forgive me for forsaking you – for clinging to the broken promises of unstable cisterns.  This world has nothing for me.  Only you, the Spring of Living Water, can sustain me.  Only you, the Fountain of Life, can satisfy.  Take my life, parched, dry and… Read More

Part 3 in a three part series on how to start the school year {or how to start a day} off right.  If you already missed #1 and #2, you can find them here and here.   3. Don’t volunteer for anything new. As a matter of fact, be ready to quit a few things.  Don’t do it!  You with your eager, little… Read More