Category Archives: Devotional

Lost and Found

A baby bird wobbles across the grass in our backyard. It has fallen out of its nest under the eaves of our roof. The bird flaps its tiny wings, trying to fly, but it doesn’t get more than a foot off the ground. I look out the window, watching, worried… wondering how it will survive….

Peek-A-Boo!

When I was a child, I loved to play “Peek-A-Boo” with my parents.  It was my chance to deliberately hide.  But hiding wasn’t the best part for me.  It was in being found where I experienced the most joy.  Growing up, I often felt unseen.  So much activity surrounded my older brothers and sister, as…

Just Show Up

There is next to nothing in this life that can be accomplished without work. I am trying to lose ten pounds, which requires work. I have to exercise if I want to see results. I have to sweat and strain and push myself, if I have any hope of reaching this goal. I want to…

Healing for Mom Guilt

For years I had the same dream several times a week. I lived in a nice house where life was full and happy. There was only one problem . . . there was always a pet, usually a dog, living in the basement. That in itself was not a problem, I love critters, the problem…

When Your Quiet Time is Not So Quiet

It wasn’t like I turned my back on God. I just couldn’t fit Him in my schedule. The birth of our third child pushed me over the edge – the pages of my carefully crafted day planner fluttering in the breeze. Normally, I spent time in Bible study and prayer in the morning after the…

Remembering To Breath

As a busy, full-time working mom, I try to accomplish as much as I can in a day.  I am usually okay with the messy house, unfolded laundry and cluttered kids’ rooms from time to time.  But lately, I’ve been anxious and uptight over the fact that I can’t seem to get caught up.  I’ve…

wake up

I pushed my red Target cart forward thinking of all I needed to get.  I wandered past an endcap with the 50% off sign I stopped and looked at all the things I didn’t know I might need to have. Notecards, cute little media boxes, and stickers caught my eye. As I stood there I…

Hello! I was There

One of my Facebook friends left the following post the other day: My daughter’s school records have the wrong date for her birthday. Now my five year old thinks her school is right, and that I don’t really know when when she was born. – Hello!  I was there! Too funny! As a former Kindergarten…