What Am I Feeling?
At times, emotions can be hard to navigate as adults and harder still for children. As parents, it is important for us to help them to understand their wide range of emotions, what they mean, and how to handle them. What Am I Feeling? by Dr. Josh and Christi Straub is...
Of Pruning, Guarding & Restoration
This week in Whispers and Wildflowers brought three words into focus - pruning, guarding and restoration. ~*~*~ Pruning - we say the word and we wince. It is a painful process as we don't want anything to be removed from us. It doesn't come naturally. I discovered...
He Comes to Save
Yesterday was Palm Sunday – the day we remember the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. “Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings...
Sheer Devotion
"Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb." (Matthew 28:1, NLT) "It isn't hope that leads [Mary and Mary Magdalene] up the mountain to the tomb. It is duty. Naked devotion. They expect nothing in...
Which Voice?
Spring is beginning to show up around here and so, I took my first walk with granddaughter #3 in her stroller. It's good to see neighbors coming out of doors once again as we take time to catch up on our long winters. I learn that one of our new neighbors is a...
Of Fresh Starts, Rest, and Focus
Each Tuesday this month, I'll be sharing from the book Whispers and Wildflowers by Sarah Beth Marr. We all want new beginnings - a fresh start. I always love the start of a new journal or notebook as it waits for fresh thoughts and quotes to take life. Isaiah 43:19...