I’ve gone fishing. Yet, not really fishing, though maybe God has things for me to grab hold of. Maybe God has been whispering for me to take August off, but since I wasn’t listening, life stepped in, and, well, I need to do a Blue Cotton version of Gone Fishing! I will see you after Labor Day! “Even though the … Continue reading →
I start a new schedule this week. One with room enough. . . The summer holiday closes its chapter. The two of the grandsons who walked over in the morning and spent the days with us while their parents worked, start back to school this week. They go to a hybrid school two days a week and a day of … Continue reading →
“Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” ~ Romans 8: 24-25 Who hopes for what he sees? God understands the man and woman He created. He knew we would need to trust Him, so He created … Continue reading →
“Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.”~ Isaiah 30:18, ESV The Ibis has become one of my very favorite beach birds, maybe even a favorite all-around birds since I captured five of … Continue reading →
“. . . and hope does not put us to shame. . . .” ~ Romans 5: 8a The world would try to shame us out of our hope, but I hold on to it, won’t let go of it, because “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). . . . … Continue reading →
It’s lavender harvesting time – oregano, parsley, and thyme, too. The bumblebees think the lavender bush is the best local restaurant. These bumblebees and I, we both made room for each other- we are both designed for garden living. Since we no longer walk in the evenings with God in Eden, He leaves messages to be found in the zinnias, … Continue reading →
The busy of May, with the end of the year kindergarten graduations, 8th grade graduations, end of the year musical performances, a Double Blessing baby Shower, and June birthday’s celebrated on May 30th, because, well, Double Blessing pregnancies are early bird pregnancies, right? We’d figured that after the 15th of June, it’d be too close to a July 17 due … Continue reading →
If I had to choose three prayers I’ve prayed whose answers gave birth to other prayers, I would choose to trace the prayer-ology of praying for God to show me who He wanted me to marry, for more children when we were unable to conceive again after our first son was born, and when I gave my writing to God, … Continue reading →
What Bibilical Women Reveal about Motherhood: Part IV Mother’s Day is a tender day. It is tender for the new mother who holds a precious life so fresh from God in her arms—and finds herself overwhelmed with so much love, so much to do, so much she never realized she didn’t know. It is tender for the mother of littles … Continue reading →
What Biblical Women Reveal About The Journey to and Through Motherhood Part II:Mother’s-n-Waiting: What God Reveals in the Barren Journey Motherhood is full of surprises. Some surprises warm the heart and sustain. Some surprises unnerve, shaking us out of our comfort zone. The only one never surprised? God! After all, He planned each child’s life before their first breath was … Continue reading →
