When I first came to Jesus, I remember having a conversation with my friend about how to teach children the art of gratitude; the discipline and obedience and joy found in “eucharisteo”. She told me, “go for a walk and point out everything. Teach them to say ‘thank you for the butterflies and the flowers
finding treasure…finding peace…finding nature…finding each other…warm spring days…sunbeams through tree leaves…grace-filled hearts… these are my favorite things today…
I apologize for the sudden departure and lack of updates from our trip. As it turns out, on Day 3, we left the San Jose area and ventured towards the Caribbean Coast. The hotel we stayed at lacked internet service. In all honesty, I am thankful for that. It allowed me to sit out in
Tears sprang to my eyes as we left today. Add to that a sweet little girl seeing us off. The only one, she stood there, tears down her own eyes, until we could no longer see her. Oh, how I never expected it. Tug of war with my heart strings. There for two days, our
Those were the words Mauri exclaimed as we pulled up to La Carpio. Coming here, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve seen many photos, but, as the saying goes, you can’t really know unless you’ve experienced it. Today, I experienced a small part of the story of what Community of Faith does here in
It’s been 4 days since I’ve seen my boys. They went off to camp this week with our church. For the very first time they’ve been gone, away from me, without family. I’ve been a nervous wreck. I’m not there for them when they get hurt or when their feelings get hurt. I’m not there
Dear Mom, Have I ever told you thank you? I mean really told you? I know I’ve said it when I call you in frustration with my own children…but i don’t know if I’ve ever let you know how important your mothering has been. In the bible, there is a verse about raising children in
“Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.”Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the
It was Saturday morning. The morning I usually love. The lazy one where we lay in bed for a while and then get up and make a bigger than normal breakfast. Accept that either he or I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I don’t quite recall how it went but the