Non-Negotiables. We all have them. We may not know it. But we all have them. Non-negotiables. With the presidential election coming up we hear a wide array of non-negotiables. The issues that voters care about more than any other. The issues that they will vote on regardless of party lines. Medicare, Healthcare, Abortion, Social Security, Taxes, etc. Non-negotiables are the areas that we have dug our heals in the sand and take a stand. There are daily non-negotiables in each of our Continue Reading
Misrepresenting God…
My husband and I watched the movie, “Blue Like Jazz” last night. I remembered the title from a book that was circling the church we attended years ago – which I never read, but oodles of people did… so I just had to get the movie when I saw it in the Red Box machine. The movie had a message. It wasn’t one of the better or well-done Christian movies but one of the last scenes of the movie resonated with me and I can not seem to get it out of my mind….. The Plot: A 19-year-old Christian young 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
An Amazing Prayer!
When my children were babies I stumbled across what I think is one of the most amazing prayers we can pray for our children. And I want to share it with you! I made a habit of praying this prayer daily as I held them and prepared them for sleep, before I would put them in their cribs. It’s a prayer that is still applicable even now that they are young adults. I think you’ll love it as much as I have – it covers an array of topics that concern us as parents: It’s found in the bible. Psalm Continue Reading