"Oh the weather outside is frightful..."This song has been playing in my mind lately. Temperatures have been hanging out well below freezing lately. We've hit negative temperatures a few nights. Brr! When you live in an old farm house (built over 100 years ago) that lacks … [Read more...]
Lessons in Thankfulness from a Broken Washer
About a week ago, our washer stopped working. I'd been ignoring the signs that it was dying--popping error codes randomly, and taking forever to spin out--and just continued pushing it. Finally on a Thursday morning, it gave a new error code. And stopped … [Read more...]
Barnyard Blessings
In my recent Bible studies, I've been learning about complaining. And mumbling. And grumbling. And about how we aren't supposed to do those things. About how our tongue can get us in a lot of trouble.The Israelites are the focus of my study. My how … [Read more...]
Lazy Learner
On Sunday, I became convicted that my time with God was becoming just a box to check off my daily schedule. I've been asking the Lord for wisdom and guidance, and yesterday felt compelled to learn more about studying His word. I'm very thankful for what I learned!I started in 2 … [Read more...]
Wouldn’t It Be Easier?
The Lord has been hard at work with me and my life. It's hard to exactly explain how, but I just can feel Him at work. The work has been centered along the lines of an easy life. And how that is NOT what we are called to. Yes. I realize that life … [Read more...]