It’s not just because Lee is gone, because I noticed before he left, that all three children need some attention in the obedience category. This is something I’m praying that the Lord will help me work on in the next few weeks and months. Now, some parents believe if I were a perfect parent and [...]
Filed under: Obedience
Yesterday Bethel wanted to bring a book in the car on the way to church. I told her no, and she started to cry. Now, our evening services are early, so they basically have to wake up a little earlier and faster than they would with a later service. I say this because sometimes Bethel [...]
This morning I was expecting a phone call. Lee is about fourteen hours ahead of me, so last I had heard he had a full day with nothing scheduled. Surely he would have sent an email or been able to call. As the morning passed, I sat by the computer in case he might call. [...]
Tags: deployment
Filed under: Obedience
Last night instead of blogging, I did some proofreading for my mom. I loved the article/ handout she is doing, and so instead of posting my thoughts, I’m including some of hers! David was not a casual believer, but one who interacted with God on a daily basis and grew in his understanding of who [...]
Filed under: Fear
Last week and this week, the kids and I have talked several times about the phrase in Psalm 100: Serve the Lord with gladness. Applications keep brimming over. For the children, we’ve talked about it in context of a right response instead of complaining about chores. We discussed that sometimes, serving God can be inconvenient [...]
Tags: Wisdom Wednesday
Filed under: Wisdom
Would you believe that God put in our church a Christian Iraqi man? What are the odds of that, in our little town in the middle of nowhere? How good is God? Providing a family whose Christian heritage in Iraq goes back many generations? God always seems to provide gentle reminders of his lovingkindness when [...]
Filed under: Military Life
Lee leaves tomorrow for his six month deployment. I have a few more thoughts. First, our church body isn’t a military church, so they don’t have much experience with deployments. But they are believers, and they take seriously God’s commands to lift each other up practically and spiritually. I plan to visit my parents, but [...]
Filed under: Military Life
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