Unbelief

Every once and a while (ok… more like every few months) God will drop a word into my heart that quietly (and yet surprisingly efficiently) exposes something in my life that needs a little tweaking.  Everything from “patience” or “forgiveness” or “discipline” to...

Lawn Mower Prayers

It has been 11 years since I caught a break from the lawn mowing duties of our 5 acres of lawn we regularly groomed down at our hobby farm in Waseca, MN.  Since we moved up to our “smaller” country plot just south of St. Stephen we have a mere 2 acres...

Just Like Riding a Bike

I hopped on a bike the other day for the first time in almost 10 years.  My husband had suggested that we get a second bike and a bike trailer for the kids.  It sounded like so much fun to enjoy the outdoors together as a family!  With no...

Joy, it is a choice

Joy, what does this word mean?  Webster tells us joy is:  1 a : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : Delight  b : the expression or exhibition of such emotion: Gaiety 2 : a state...