"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in REFLECT on Aug 1st, 2013
Whether you are new to the homeschool world, or feeling a little burned out, I hope that there will be some nuggets here that will help equip, inspire, encourage, or remind you why you chose to homeschool. My dear husband of almost 19 years and I went from being “anti-homeschool” to being in a position […]
Posted in REFLECT on Feb 12th, 2013
As the crisis of “my mom is going to die any minute” extended from hours, to days, to weeks, my prayers began to shift. I went from prayers of praise and thanksgiving for the gift of time, to questioning God on this whole process. Why was He keeping my mom around when death was imminent? […]
Posted in REFLECT on Feb 7th, 2013
In past posts I mentioned a little about our journey with my mom. One of the biggest blessings through the whole process was the gift of TIME. This was what I focused on for the first few weeks. While I was creating memories with my mom, family, and friends, I had two other friends receive […]
Posted in REFLECT on Feb 6th, 2013
“Stop caring about what other people think and start thinking about caring for other people…” I saw this somewhere recently and it really stuck with me. How many times have I scrutinized myself over the years over my figure, hairstyle, makeup application, clothing before a social function…How many times have I stressed over how my […]
Lately, I have been ruminating over the word, Anointed. This is used throughout scripture, worship songs, and Christian conversation. But, what does it mean to be ‘anointed’, really? How does it apply to my life? Definition Merriam-Webster Dictionary: 1 : to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance 2: to apply oil to as […]
Posted in REFLECT on Sep 28th, 2012
David and Goliath 1 Samuel 17 Here’s the scene: The Philistine army positioned themselves to battle with Israel. Both armies faced each other across the valley of Elah. The Philistine army had a particularly large man named Goliath. The NIV Bible states him as being nine feet. This is definitely tall, but not unheard of. […]
Posted in REFLECT on Sep 10th, 2012
Mark 10:46-52 ‘Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” […]
Posted in REFLECT on Sep 6th, 2012
John 17:16-18 “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” Every once in a while you will come across a car with this window decal: […]
Posted in REFLECT on Sep 5th, 2012
Firstfruit Offerings Ezekiel 44:30 “The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.” Firstfruit offering is something that was common […]
(I received this from a friend and don’t know where she got it, but wanted to share it with you…if you know the source, let me know :)) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to […]