Over the last year I find myself busier than ever, being a mom to a one year old and working full time. I often find myself at the end of the day wondering where the time went. Anytime I sit down and try to take a break from all the happenings I can’t help but […]
Do I Need to Eat Soap
I grew up in a home where bad words were not what I would call bad. My mother’s favorite bad word was “Foot”. Literally, she would say, “Oh Foot”, when she was frustrated or angry. So you may understand why then, if I said cr#$, or dan% it, I would get the look. (Just so […]
It Starts with Me
Do you ever find yourself getting caught up in the worries of this world? Feeling helpless to the spiritual and moral decline of the world we’re living in? I do. I worry about my children…. my grandchildren… (which I don’t even have yet!)… I worry about my lost loved ones and my fellow believers. Satan […]
Our Mission Field
As we began to dream up renovations in our student and kids rooms at the church, I was struck by inspiration. A big beautiful mural representing all that Cumberland County has to offer, an image that our students would walk by each week and be reminded of one thing, Our Mission Field. That is what […]
I Heard it Through the Grape Vine
When my family and I first moved to Tennessee, I was thrilled to discover several grape vines on my property. With glee, I looked forward to my little vines producing grapes and I dutifully weeded around them in expectation; however, they did not produce that year. Thinking they needed fertilizer, I told my sons […]
Speaking the Truth in Love
It seems everywhere we look today there is controversy and heated debates. Everyone has an opinion and many feel the need to express their point of view. As someone who has very strong opinions relating to many topics I have found it increasingly difficult to hold my tongue. In fact this week I found myself […]
What The World Needs
This last week I was blessed enough to go to camp as a counselor for girls aged 14-18. We have a theme each year that usually has to do with building the girls up. We try to help them see their worth in Jesus and that they are loved, worthy, and beautiful, just the way […]
God Didn’t Answer
Have you ever prayed and asked God for something and He didn’t give it to you? For example, have you ever prayed for a sick loved one to get better but they died? Have you ever prayed for God’s hand of protection but there was an accident? Have you ever prayed for a lost loved […]
Life Lessons
If you come and visit my family at our homestead, you will quickly notice that my husband loves geese. Now, I don’t have any particular affection for these creatures. I find them, uppity, messy, loud and quite vindictive. If I had my way, and I’ve told them this, I would send them all to freezer […]