Today’s word. Judge. This is something I have been working on for several years and that I hope to really drill into my kids. As I sit here and toss around ideas for this post. I keep coming back to my kids. I teach them all the time that “they…

As I read the reading for today’s word, the following passage jumps out at me…and I think of my Grandpa Hill. (Maybe, coincidentally, it’s because I spoke of him today when Pastor Max said he was going to see Music Man. I explained that Harold Hill was my grandpa! (And…

So, last weekend I was introduced to Scout & Cellar wines. They are clean wines. As a person who has been losing weight and trying to adapt healthier habits into the family, I was all ears. Their wines are all made from hand picked grapes. They have no added sugar,…

As I propped myself up behind the cart at Costco tonight, I realized just how long this week was. Seriously. It’s been weeks since I worked a 5 day week! 🙂 This Mama is tired. It seemed that many of my students had really rough days today. I felt pulled…

Affliction. What a heavy word. af·flic·tion/əˈflikSH(ə)n/noun something that causes pain or suffering. Affliction is so many different things to so many people. Addiction. An illness. A terminal illness. A hidden secret. A memory. Physical pain. Mental pain. Emotional pain. hardship. A setback. A feeling of discontent. Fear. Anxiety. Panic. Unease.…

Anyone who knows me knows that I totally believe in signs! God sends us signs every day. It is up to us to look for them and appreciate them. I see a sign as a nod from above saying, “You’ve got this!” or “Hey, so-and-so up here is looking out…

So many directions I could go with today’s word. Praise. My thoughts were running through my mind. I read the story that went with the word today. Over the years I have walked through a number of valleys, as I believe many of us have. When I was going through…

Oh my gosh, how I love this word. It can pull you out of the craziest low spots in your day. It can flip you upside down into a torrent of emotions if you let it. It can make you feel peace. It can make your heart explode. It can…

I know I took a small hiatus from the Lenten photos. I actually have most of them, but didn’t have time to reflect on them or post them. Maybe I’ll add them here and there as I go forward. Today’s word was Citizen. My heart was heavy today with the…