I know you’re struggling. I can see it. And because I’m your mom, I know your heart and that you want to overcome. Can I share something with you that God has been showing me lately? So often when we are dealing with something difficult, we will make a good amount of progress and then we give up because we think “it’s too hard.” Let’s face it. There are oodles of things in life that are difficult. Starting with getting up when the alarm goes off, meeting new people, going against the flow, Continue Reading
Strength vs. Weakness
I’d like to dispel the feeling of failure when I see someone struggling in an area they are weak. Weaknesses. We ALL have them. It’s part of living in a fallen world. Part of being human. Non-perfect. Strengths. Can we have enough? We love them!! Our strengths make us feel like a hero! We are all made in the image of God. Take a moment and think about that. Made in the image or likeness of a totally holy, perfect being. I like the sound of that! Who doesn’t have an innate Continue Reading
Prayer for School Year
Lord Jesus, As our children start their school year there is an enormous amount of uncertainty. What will this year look like? What will it entail for our children? Will they succeed, struggle, fail? What is failure in their minds. So often they convince themselves that they have failed when, in truth, they have just stumbled onto something that may not work for them. As a mother, Lord, it's difficult. Because we can't be with them. We won't know their every struggle or even be able to Continue Reading