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Driving on a beautiful country road….searching for peaceful music….and the car radio produces…static!  Voices, slow songs, fast songs, white noise – all at the same time! Sort of reminds me of life today.Can you hear it?  Can you feel it?The constant influence of people and media and agendas and goals and thoughts and hopes and etc…all atContinue reading “Static”

Drive Thru coffeeOnline bankingRobots vacuuming your house We live in a VERY fast paced world!  (Except for these lazy summer days – let’s keep them creeping by…) What do you do with all the extra time you have now that automations are working for you?  What?  You are still so busy and out of time?Continue reading “Look!”

United States of America United….hmmm….if you’ve spent any second driving around looking at yard signs or browsing news channels or scrolling through social media you can clearly perceive that we are not a very united country.  We aren’t even playing as nicely as a bunch of toddlers in a sandbox! What do we think God meansContinue reading “USA”

Ever wish you had something to show for this summer season of fun in the sun?  Something other than a tan that will fade and a camera roll of photos you WILL one day make in to an album? Choose a Psalm.  Any Psalm.  And memorize it this summer.Write it on notecards and leave them inContinue reading “Summer Homework”

Dawn Dish Soap:  Tough on Grease, Gentle on Wildlife – We are in the middle of verifying this one as our daughter’s dog was sprayed by a skunk tonight and they are on wash #4 or 5! Windex: Big Fat Greek Wedding would use it for literally everything! And then there is Apple Cider Vinegar!  A shotContinue reading “The BEST Cure-All”

Let’s talk about ice cream.  REAL ice cream!  Not the frozen dairy dessert or soft serve confection popular at this time of year.  I’m talking about the kind of ice cream that freezes rock solid and bends your spoon as you try to sneak a little scoop! Real ice cream is costly – it’s anContinue reading “Ice Cream”

Good Beginnings is the name of our Preschool at our church.  (It actually should be called GREAT Beginnings!)  As you can imagine, there are many wonderful celebrations of a child’s firsts at Good Beginnings: first teacher, first recess, first time reading, first time owning a Bible!  🙂 Life is filled with good beginnings – even whenContinue reading “Good Beginnings”

By the sacrifice of Jesus, God does not see our weeds and our messes – He only sees our beauty!  Ohhhhhh how He gazes at us with such undeniable and undefinable love!  We are His handiwork!  (Ephesians 2:10) and He rejoices over us with singing! (Zephaniah 3:17) Whatever season you are in today, rest inContinue reading “The View from My Porch”

Psalm 23 – a very popular and comforting passage of Scripture: “The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.  He restores my soul…”  Ahhhhh….can you feel the comfort?  The Heavenly Father gathering you in His arms?  Could you use a little soul restoration aboutContinue reading “Put Your Seatbelt On”

Spring is springing all around us!  The canopies of trees are bowing down with their rain-laden leaves.  The wildflowers are starting to pop out along roadsides.  And the beautiful songs of birds FILL the air! Wait a minute – are they allergens or are they beauty?Are they weeds or are they flowers?Are they nuisance animals or areContinue reading “Beauty”