Proverbs refers to life as a whirlwind. Before we know it it will have passed. (Proverbs 10:25) I was tidying up the kitchen when my daughters colorful April calendar hanging on the refrigerator, cried out for my attention. With my head far off in a distant cloud of thoughts somewhere, filled with the usual should be… Read More
Oh no! One’s missing! My youngest daughter gasped on Easter Sunday with a frightened look on her tiny face. What? I quietly whispered as I leaned in close to my precious little one, sitting next to me on the pew. My Shopkins, one is missing Mommy! Egg Chick! Don’t worry, we’ll find her. I consoled.… Read More
My family recently took a trip back to my Hubby’s old stomping grounds. Before we left, I was multi tasking and prayed over our trip while packing. It was dead of winter and we were flying into Chicago, so I was a bit concerned of possible flight delays or even worse, cancellations. I prayed that we… Read More
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My ordinances… (Ezekiel 36:26-27) To be honest I was just walking out… Read More
Truth is like water, like silk, like honey, like sunlight. I desire Truth. Truth in my inner being. Truth is where I can be and breathe. Truth is tranquil, smooth, spacious and calm to me. God’s Truth is peace. I receive and welcome His Truth as I do an inviting summer breeze or a soft… Read More
Today, we have filters for our photographs. If we wish, with a click of a button we can illuminate and enhance our image. We desire to be unique, to be accepted, to be purposeful and powerful. We wish to be wanted, to be liked, to be successful and satisfied. We long to be loved and… Read More
It’s the New Year, so it’s that time again, new life, new you! I’m sprucing up the house after Christmas, and having the urge to purge all that doesn’t suit me. After all, our home is our sanctuary, our temple right? I wish to be surrounded by things of beauty; things that bring me peace,… Read More
Sometimes we need new perspective. It was the weekend after Christmas and family was still in town. The air was crisp and cool and the sky sunny in Phoenix. I snuck my aunt, in from L.A., away from the crowd for a dunky Eggs Benedict and coffee talk. We percolated and spilled our souls underneath… Read More
“Rotten to the core, core, core, I’m rotten to the core!” The characters evilly slither and sing in Disney’s movie Descendants. The movie Descendants is about just that, the descendants of the infamous Disney villains; including Sleeping Beauties Maleficent, Snow White’s Evil Queen and 101 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil. What these villains… Read More
You see it everywhere these days, people partially tuning into the world around them. One ear bud in, the other loosely dangling free; they’re listening to one thing, while being receptive to another. Bonding through a family bike ride, my oldest daughter plugged both of her ear buds in wanting to enjoy some tunes.… Read More
