Author Archives: aheartforhomeschooling

Maybe today’s heat is causing you to cry out, “MERCY!”Maybe it’s an endless stack of bills.Or unrelenting health concerns.What drives you to crave mercy? Human levels of mercy are refreshing! God’s mercy, however, is life changing!Life saving!Life sustaining!For all eternity! Next time you’re short on time and long on frustration with someone, offer a small tokenContinue reading “Mercy!”

Amazon Prime Days are almost over!   How do you spend your Prime?Early Christmas shopping?Chasing sales of must haves?Or searching for deals you didn’t even know you “needed”? Prime:  having the highest quality or value…first in rank, authority, or significance Does God have Prime authority and significance in your life?Prime Videos?Prime Music?Prime Delivery of praise and prayer? Let’sContinue reading “Prime”

We are in an era where you can learn absolutely anything and everything on YouTube!  Someone somewhere else has thought of the idea, created a video and posted it online! What amazing task have you learned on YouTube? God has created us with amazing brains with vast amounts of creativity and courage!  I am sure HeContinue reading “D.I.Y.”

We have 5 new adorable lambs.And we have 1 ornery older goat. Guess which is easier to love?  To cuddle?  To spend time with?Yep!  The adorable lambs.  The ornery goat?  Not so much! Buttttt….I have learned how to love that ornery bugger right where he is.  Tolerate his stinky self.  Accept his goofy habits.  EvenContinue reading “Ornery Goats”

I have a 2 year old grandson.  Guess what concept is in the forefront of every conversation?  ME!  MINE!  His parents will spend the rest of his childhood teaching him to think of others. Until Today!  Today I challenge you to think of yourself.  Of allllllllll the issues going on in our world today, takeContinue reading “ME!”

What are you growing this spring?  It has been beautiful weather for growing flowers!And vegetables!  And trees!  And just about everything! But what are you growing in the garden of your heart?What do you spend time cultivating and nurturing?What are your most vital and organic nutrients? “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and SaviorContinue reading “Gardening”

I’m not a meteorologist, but I consider today’s weather to be called: GLORIOUS!However, if you suffer from allergies you may consider today to be:  DREADFUL! Weather is just a simple example of the vast difference in opinions based on the same given elements these days.  We aren’t even talking about politics, money, health care, raceContinue reading “Real Feel”

How many times does a toddler trip before learning to walk with a smooth gait?How many curbs does a teenager bump before successfully navigating parallel parking?How many dips and rises does your stock portfolio experience before you strike it “rich”? Ahhhh….the ebb and flow of growing pains.  None of us is immune to them inContinue reading “Growing Pains”

Do you live a full life?Or a fool life?OUCH! Sometimes it takes a simple, yet strong, question to wake us up and readjust our priorities!Are you living a life full of the gifts of God – both the hard times as well as the blessed times?Are your days full of opportunities to share the loveContinue reading “Full or Fool?”

Loud cars?Designer clothes?Immaculate home?Well behaved children?Baseball jerseys?15,000 followers? Where do you find your identity?  What is your scale?  How do you know when enough is enough? Let’s use Today to give thanks and praise to God for His unconditional love!  His undeserved grace and mercy!  His enduring power!  His eternal promise! THAT is the identityContinue reading “Your Identity”