…for the Father up above is looking down in LOVE, so be careful little eyes what you see! This song from my childhood entered my mind (a common occurrence for me!) when I saw this picture of my sweet granddaughter Lucy wearing Nana’s reading glasses. Just as the music in my ears has influenced my…
It’s a season of thanksgiving and many are posting on Facebook what they’re thankful for each day. I haven’t had the time to sit down and do that every day, but I am pondering this… Does this conscious attempt to be thankful contribute to the general sense of joy we feel through the holidays? I believe that a thankful heart is…
Life has a way of just… happening. I’m not sure how or where to start again, but I know I NEED to. It’s been too long. This is not about trying to make an impact on the world, after all–it’s just my way of processing my thoughts. So, where have my thoughts BEEN lately?! If…
I can remember when my children were at the age when they were so full of questions that it would seem there was no end to the “WHY?s” Some days I would get to the point of just saying, “ask your Daddy when he gets home!” “Why, why, why?!” It reminds me of a movie in our library…
I’m heavy-hearted today…so many around me are going through a difficult time and I just want to send a word of encouragement to you. You are LOVED and prayed for today. GOD’S WORD is the HOPE we have in difficult days. My prayer for you is that you will HOLD ON to the hope that is in you!
It was several years ago that I heard a statement that I can never seem to get out of my head and my heart (not that I want to!). My husband preached a sermon on compassion and had given every family in the congregation a token reminder of this principle: “Every Person Matters” He had…
Couldn’t have said it better! Thanks, Lisa!! Wanted to make sure my readers saw this! Two Simple Strategies to Protect Your Children from Cultural Influences.
If you have read my previous post, “May the Words of My Mouth”, then you know we have spent the last 8 weeks in and out of the hospital with my wonderful father-in-law, who has end stage renal failure. This week he personally made the decision to stop the painful treatment that was keeping him…
“Some days are just like that… even in Australia!” Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, written by Judith Viorst is still an often-quoted book in the Munton family. Our kids have loved the book and now that they are grown and three of them married, it’s a book that I still keep…
When Doug and I moved into our home almost 7 years ago, I made the decision to SIMPLIFY. My goal was to get rid of clutter and display only things that would represent my faith and my family. Apparently, I am a fan of WORDS, because almost every room in my house has something to say!. Since…
