Author Archives: aheartforhomeschooling

Does the concept of discipline bring you comfort or angst?  Whether we’re talking about one smaller piece of cake or one more round of crunches or one less amount of spending, do you focus on the short term loss or the long term gain? Waiting on the Lord is never a passive experience. It’s a discipline.Continue reading “Discipline”

Wracking my brain, I could NOT figure out how to finish a project. I tried. And I tried. I was determined to get this thing done! I didn’t have time to waste! But then God tapped me on the shoulder and reminded me that we are better together. I asked for help. Yes I did!Continue reading “Better Together”

Did you know that animals know how to count?  Our sheep can! We had 4 little lambs born to one ewe this spring.  If one of the lambs is missing (because I am stealing snuggles!), the Mama Ewe frantically looks around, making eye contact with each of her babies, but she is not content.  SheContinue reading “Sheep Counting Sheep”

BeOnly as theLordDecides Regardless of your season of life, a healthy identity can be difficult to maintain.  Peer pressure, social media, time, money, news, world events, and much, much more are constant drains on the positive influences in our lives.  God did not create us to be wishy washy chameleons.  He created each one ofContinue reading “B.O.L.D.”

I took my vitamins today….to work….in my pocket…but I never took them with my lunch!  Do you think the vitamins did any good going for a ride to and from work today in my pocket?  Has my health improved because of me “taking my vitamins”? (for a ride?) This makes me think of my walkContinue reading “Take Your Vitamins!”

Arms loaded with diapers and baby toys…..backs bent helping a friend who needs personal assistance…..hands weary from unloading boxes and boxes and boxes of donated produce…knees bent in fervent prayer….THIS is the Body of Christ!  THIS is how we follow Jesus!  THIS is how we can love and serve each other!  But wow – itContinue reading “What a Mess!”

Gone are the lines at the telephone booth (picking up the white pages or dialing 0 to ask the operator for the phone number you wanted to call), paying for your call by inserting a pocketful of coins (not an easy app!) and then the navigation of the rotary dial (yes, touching the very publicContinue reading “Call Me!”

Can you see it?  Can you smell it?  Can you taste it?  The crisp, warm, buttery, toasty crunch oozing with cheesy flavored goodness?  Smashed together and heated up – the results are divine! But what if the ingredients weren’t combined?  What if they weren’t heated up?  Just imagine the cold slices of lunch meat sittingContinue reading “The Panini”

Long lines and long names sometimes make ordering a coffee a chore…..even if the sweet treat at the end is worth it! But then I consider a good cup of tea.  The slow boil, the flavor selection, the special cup and thennnnnn the peaceful sip.  Totally different than coffee, tea has its own special role to play.Continue reading “Time for Tea”

I was trying to get settled in church on Sunday….my coffee cup in one hand, my phone appropriately silenced (but let me check a few more times juuuuuust to be 100% sure), my purse filled with a million “just in case” comforts and my notebook and pen….now to find my husband who was already seated.  IContinue reading “Prepare for the Journey!”