Confident Trust

 I shouldn’t start a blog post with an apology, but I’m going to!  This blog is a mish-mash of things that happened in the last week.  I’ve included the Scriptures that have helped me process these stories. I’m sure every one of us has read ‘ad nausium’ about goals lately since it’s the first month…

Perseverance

One of our daughters excelled at running track in high school.  Many of her competitors had longer legs than she, but she was quicker out of the blocks and had a burning desire to win.  On this particular day, she was at a district meet.  As usual, she was first out of the blocks and…

Limiting

I faced the new year with a mix of hope and fear.  Hope that I could figure out ways to accomplish my goals.  (What are worthy goals, anyway?). And fear that I’m too old, too stuck in old ruts, too lacking in courage and resources to move past the roadblocks.  Do you ever wonder why…

Goals, Guilt, Guts

A few days ago I was driving by a barn.  Immediately I cringed inside.  It isn’t that I don’t like barns.  I cringed because the barn reminded me of an undone project.  I had promised my teenage granddaughter that we’d photograph old barns together.  That familiar, accusing voice hissed- “You  haven’t even started your project…

A Broken Drawer and a Cross Country Move

“I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.”  Jeremiah 29:11 “This broken drawer makes me soo mad!  Grrrrr.” That moment of frustration set in motion a series of events that catapulted me toward one of…