One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

Browsing through my ʹdraftsʹ folder, I came across this entry that I had begun some time ago. Although God has continued to work on my attitude, not that much else has changed. It was Friday morning. My weekend was packed. Swimming lessons in an hour, my daughter was babysitting for a friend while I went…

Over the past year, my mother has been struggling with cancer and the life changing repercussions. Some days she has simply carried on as though the cancer did not exist. Many other days, however, she was depressed, discouraged and afraid. Cancer is one of those things that is totally out of our control. It appears…

Busy, busy, busy!  One thing after another, there is always more to do. I heard an interesting perspective today, “It’s not about time management, it’s about activity management.” The light bulb flashed and I had an epiphany.  God created each day with 24 hours.  He has already organized the time.  He created seasons and night…

Awwwwwww; I don’t want to; I don’t feel like it; Why???????????????; Not now; Grumble, grumble, grumble; You can’t make me; She’s looking at me; Poke, poke, poke, poke, poke…. If you have heard any of these things in your home, then someone’s been sportin’ a ‘tude!  This is how my children refer to the bad…

While we were away this past weekend, I saw something that at first seemed really funny.  After I thought about it for a while, though, it became much graver. In the ladies’ restroom, on the counter, was a vase of flowers.  Next to the vase was a bag.  The label read, ‘Magic Grow Plant Food’…

  Numbers 11:14…the burden is too heavy for me. Once upon a time, I heard a story of a father with his daughter at the train station.  The girl and her daddy were deep in conversation when she asked him a question about choices.  The daddy looked tenderly at his little girl and told her…