My kids giggle as I read from Proverbs 30. "If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife." (verses 32-33) I love it when my kids hear something that […]
"Lord the Light or Your Love is shining, In the midst of the darkness shining, Jesus light of the world shine upon us, Set us free by the truth You now bring us, Shine on me. Shine on me...." She danced without inhibitions. Eyes closed and arms out wide, she floated around the room where, […]
I have been enjoying the many layers of beauty in the iris. I fold back petals only to find more. It's not just the layers of petals that entice me to investigate, but also the incredible detailed handiwork on the petals. Yellow fuzzy lines sit on the middle of each inner petal like sleeping wooly bear caterpillars. […]
Do you ever wonder if you're good enough or doing enough? I do. I have these thoughts quite often as I try to carry out my faith as a wife, parent, daughter, sibling, friend, parishioner and worker. The list could go on couldn't it? All of the roles we take on in life. When I think […]
Every spring we have one of those days. Out of nowhere, the temperature drops and we get a great storm with hail. The kids love it but I cringe at the thought of our fragile flowers being pelted by the ice. This year it was the bluebells that were still standing, the lilacs and my gorgeous […]
It's been a messy week but in the midst of a battle with allergies, fatigue and a great lack of organization I was encouraged. All I could see was the mess. The school books scattered and miscellaneous items on the dining room table. Headbands, paperwork, mail and Legos scattered on the counter in the kitchen. That sense […]
The million steps to 35 years ago is literally just a few blocks away. I live one street over from a house I grew up in. Sometimes I take my children down that dead-end road. We walk down the gravel road where I remember...like yesterday...playing in the puddles with my brother. Running his green […]
Welcome to Wasteland to Graceland! If you are visiting from the 5 Minutes for Mom Party, here is a little introduction about my blog: I'm a Christian, wife, mom (2 kids), homeschooler, and Christian Life Coach. I loved writing and illustrating stories as a kid. I have grown up to continue that writing but now […]
The Magic House... A magnificent old house in St. Louis filled with everything a child (and adult) longs to play with but doesn't realize yet. There is nothing commonplace or boring. Unique excitement awaits around every corner and in every nook and cranny. A three- story slide, a secret room behind a bookcase, a shadow room, a static electricity ball that […]
It's already but not yet. We've been given the date and the declaration but we have not really experienced it quite fully yet...at least not in Missouri. Yes...we've had days...but they have been too short. Just today we had 75-80 degree weather. But the wind is howling outside my window right now as I write […]
Advent Joy isn’t shallow or sentimental—it is rooted in the appearing of Christ. When Scripture speaks of Christ being manifested, it means that God has made Himself clearly seen, known, and encountered in order to save. “The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation…” — Titus 2:11, ESV The Child in the manger is the […]
Where do you long for Christ’s Peace to enter your story this week? Or have you given up hope for that? Perhaps it would be good for you and me to remember Jesus' words about the kind of peace He gives. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the […]