I am so grateful that I learned about God at a young age. I’m especially thankful that God, who wants His creation to know HIm, provided a way for us to learn […]
What Are We Telling a Future Generation?
When Somebody “Busts Your Bubble”…
What do you do? Do you… Quit? Throw a fit? Lash out? Stomp and pout? It happens. Sometimes intentional and other times not so much. Maybe not at all intentional, but still […]
Life Out of Focus
I’m a photographer wannabe. I’ve never owned a really good camera, so playing around with my iPhone, Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, and iPhone Apps like Instagram and A Beautiful Mess keep me satisfied… […]
Seafood and Truth
Wow. It was another one of those moments. The light of truth. Some would call it a lightbulb moment. I call it a God moment. Never a coincidence. Always a crossroad.
Scripture Challenge: 1 CHRONICLES — “A Heart That Sings”
Even though I’m not a talented singer, I still LOVE to sing, and will do so at the top of my lungs ONLY if I’m sure that I’m the only one left […]
Were it Simply A Matter of Resolve
I admit it. I’m done with resolutions and “trying to do better”. How many times have we tried to start a new year off full of good intentions and resolutions, only to […]
HOLD ON!
The clock ticks and it seems the day will never end. Other days time passes far too quickly and we wish we could redeem the time…
Consumed by Grace
*Grace: mercy; clemency; pardon *Consuming: strongly and urgently felt This is my desire. Because of HIS GREAT MERCY (He does not give me the punishment I deserve), I want to serve Him in a way that honors […]
What DO Missionaries Do?!
“Why would anyone want to do that?” “What do they actually DO?” “Why would they go so far away from home?” “How long will they be gone?” The questions are endless, and […]
HOPE
“Plunging deeper into faith can mean swimming in some choppy waters. Our fallen world is filled with storms and difficulties. But deepening discipleship involves a deepening of our commitment to the Lord […]
The Key to Letting Go
“This really feels weird… no keys. This is the first time in a very long time that I don’t have any keys in my pocket!” My son-in-law had arrived at our home after […]
Time to explain myself…
Why wateringcanblog? In some ways it’s hard to believe, but I started this blog in May of 2012, so I figured it’s past time for me to explain why my blog is […]
Scripture Challenge: 2 SAMUEL — “Not for the Faint of Heart”
Murder, war, adultery, rape, and betrayal. Sounds like a television show… One that I wouldn’t want to watch because it would probably be rated “R”, yet here I am, reading through the […]
Bring it On!
This is a post I wrote for http://contagiousjoy4him.com/ Abraham Lincoln said: “He never asked us to do something great.” (After being asked, “What did you think of the sermon, Mr. President?”) Paul said, […]
Confessions of a Romantic
On a whim I started to title this post, “Whatever Happened to Romance”, and accidentally sent an empty post– with only the title (oops!), before I realized that it might be a […]
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