Day 4: Who Will You Love?
There are days I look at my two granddaughters and my heart feels as if it will burst open. My love for them is more intense than I ever could have imagined. Each of them, different from the other, equally as precious. And they are easy to love because they are just...
Day 3: Are You Salty?
"Salt makes food taste good. It gets more flavor", she told me. Probably not a surprising observation except it was seven year old, Sophia, telling me of why she salts her food. One day Jesus gathered His disciples around him and began to teach them about salt too...
Day 2: Who Is Your Family?
I’m joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. All of us writing on that same word. For the month of October, I am going to try to incorporate the word prompts into my series, 31 Questions Jesus Asked....
Day 1: 31 Questions Jesus Asked
When my children were younger, they each seemed to come to a point that all they did was point and ask, "What's that?" The questions were endless and for a while, this stage of growth seemed like it would never end. Yet isn't the point of asking questions to bring...
Short, Easy Words
For much of my adult life, my days have been spent with children, mostly toddlers. Between raising my own, doing daycare, and now tending to my granddaughters, one might say I have had more conversations with toddlers than adults. Jocelyn, now talking up a storm,...
His Great Name
"Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Do not stifle the Holy Spirit." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-19, NLT) For the last few days, I have been reading the familiar story of the...