Monthly Archives: September 2014

Small Talk

From time to time, my husband travels with his job.  What is that song lyric “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?”  I’ve definitely realized things in his short absences that I used to take for granted.  I have grown … Continue reading

Bouncing Back

It was a normal afternoon this summer when a brief but intense storm traveled through my neighborhood.  I hadn’t been home from work long when lightning struck right outside my house.  It was just an instant.  It was loud, forceful, and it … Continue reading

Reflective Parenting

Parenting is a topic I generally try to avoid in these devotionals because it is an area where I probably have the most doubts about my abilities.  Can I just say that being a parent is tough? When I stop … Continue reading

Those Beyond our Reach

There are those who come into our lives and then they drift away.  Sometimes they drift so far away that we aren’t able to speak to them, to see them, or to care for them.  Perhaps we wake up in the … Continue reading