13 Prayers

How can you tell if you are living a patient life? My Mom should be saint! She was so patient with me! I was far from being an easy child to raise. Always asking a million and one questions about How? and Why? The odd What if? questions alone must have kept her up at … [Read more...]

Our next Fruit of the Spirit is Patience. Yikes It was one of those days. The alarm either didn't go off, or I turned it off and went back to sleep. Forty-five minutes later, I woke in a panic. The blouse I had planned to wear had a huge stain on the front. We were out of … [Read more...]

How are you finding peace? I need peace. There's limited Peace in my life right now. I have a confession. I'm trying to get my third novel finished and to the publisher this year. (Plus working full-time and doing family stuff...although Spring Break went longer than expected … [Read more...]

Leftovers showed me about Peace. I love Thanksgiving leftovers! For the past decade or so, I've been in charge of Thanksgiving dinner for my extended family. While in recent years, Hubby has convinced me to order a smoked turkey from his favorite BBQ place, I really don't … [Read more...]

Joy in Action requires some work from us. We'll explore that today. The 3-Time Rule When my kids were little, I created the 3-Time Rule: If you've already said/done something 3 times, that's enough. This came in handy more times than I can count. "Mom, can I____?" - Let me … [Read more...]