Keeping up on our ABC’s this summer…Bible verse style

The kids’ teachers have all been emphasizing how important it is to keep the kids reading, thinking, learning, and reviewing over the summer. I’ve got summer school binders all set and ready to go, but after a conversation that revolved around making sure we choose to read, look at, and think about things that are [...]

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Devotions for my kids–PEACE week 3

Read 1 Samuel 25 with a study buddy–this is a looooong story, hang in there! Draw RED lines to the words that describe Nabal and BLUE lines to the words that describe Abigail Brave Rich Mean                                       [...]

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Devotions for my kids–PEACE week 2

Read or listen to Genesis 26:13–33 (NIV) or click here to read a children’s version of the story at http://childrenschapel.org/biblestories/wells.html Circle the reasons different people in the story asked Isaac to move: jealous of Isaac’s wealth he was living on someone else’s land his flocks were too big Isaac was mean to everyone scared Isaac [...]

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Like running a marathon…in a space suit: a metaphor wrapped in an analogy

It’s been an interesting week. An organization that I am volunteering for had its first meeting. And it was fascinating. For someone who triple-heart loves rules and policies and procedures, I’ve decided that in this arena some* olde rules and ways of doing things are actually a huge encumbrance to our being able to forge ahead. I described it [...]

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Devotions for my kids: PEACE

PEACE=finding a way to work it out Memory Verse: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 (NIV) Read about a family fight in Genesis 13:5–18 What was the problem? (verses 6 & 7) Who was the argument between? (verse 8) Who worked it out? [...]

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The little one stops to check the time…

Liam Daniel turns 9 today. I was nearly gripped with panic yesterday as I realized that will begin the countdown to having a child in double digits just one short year from now. I just don’t like the implications of that on my own age… I liked to call Liam my “burrito baby” when he was little [...]

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Shoe dots

I vividly remember the day I got rid of ALL the diapers in the house, pawning the random leftovers off on an unsuspecting new mom. That was almost 3 years ago. I’m so close to having four independent kids that I’m itching for even more of my ever-increasing freedom. So much so that sometimes I forget [...]

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The not so perfect jars

We recently went to Ikea and offered to pick up and deliver any Ikea items to local friends. One of my husband’s co-workers requested two glass jars–one to hold hot chocolate mix and another to hold cookies. We picked out two jars and sent them in to work for her to pick up. Later when [...]

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One year ago

One year ago today Dan and I spent an entire Sunday attending, touring, volunteering at, eating and interviewing with people at Northpoint Community Church. After his afternoon of meetings and interviews was done, I picked him up in the rental car and listened to him unpack all that had happened. He told me who had said what in [...]

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Love IS the hug

I’ve been watching the Orange Conference online as well as following the #OC12 hashtag on twitter. This Tweet popped up this morning: jannank: Agape love is not a feeling, it’s a verb. #thinkorange #OC12 I recently told a friend, “love isn’t the fuzzy feeling you get when someone gives you a hug, love IS the [...]

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