With my first child graduating from high school tomorrow, I have been thinking about the words transition and change. To me, transition sounds so much gentler than change. When we transition, we live out day by day making tweeks and adjustments to prepare for something time brings to each of us. A child transitions from …
Category: Family
Hearing the Lord
Last night at the Ephesians study, I shared a situation in my house. I was trying to think of a way to address the same issue with the same child in my house. It was obvious that this teenager was not understanding what I was saying as the same occurrence was happening over and over. …
Easter
We have just taught Ephesians chapter 3 on the mystery of Christ. Paul explains that the message of Christ was hidden from ages to ages. But the apostle Paul also said that the holy apostles and prophets dropped hints that the Gentiles (anyone not Jewish) would receive salvation through the coming of Christ. Probably because …
Holiday Conflicts
Bobbye and I spoke at Professional Women’s Fellowship last week. The topic was “Depression and the Holidays.” No one wants to think that the holidays could be associated with depression. We want to think that it is a time of joy and peace. However, the holidays can also be very stressful. We already have no …
Be Still and Know…
It has been a very long time since I have been on a vacation. Between the kids’ school schedules and sporting events to my husband’s work and my own obligations, it is too difficult to plan to get away. But I have been thinking that I just need to go somewhere restful so I can …
Sixth Sense
My house is a bit crazy right now. I have a house full of teenagers and the energy level is very high. The one thing that I have noticed the most about teenagers is their love for stimuli. Everything associated with them is loud and bright and moving very fast. They can text on their …
Preparing for August 22nd
As we are preparing for the upcoming “Real Issues Real Answers” event on August 22nd, I have been more acutely aware of the Deadly D’s that we will be discussing than ever before. One of the D’s is death and I have been personally touched by death this summer, as my most precious Buddy died …
