Numbering Days

Being in church community, and especially in leadership, has allowed my family to be part of people’s significant moments. Some of them turn out to be rather pivotal. One such day turned out to be pivotal for me, powerfully showing me what David meant when he penned “Teach us to number our days, that we …

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More Than This Moment

After being home with my kids and homeschooling them for the last 21 years, I have headed back into the world of substitute teaching . When I tell people where I will be, they warn me and try to “prepare” me, my own child included. They care about me and worry about me, because in …

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Few of my Favorite Things

https://amzn.to/2E6RBIk Present over Perfect- Shauna Niequist This book was a read twice book by me. This is not my norm. I need this message often. I desire to be present, to truly abide with Christ in this life and stay focused on the main things. This book has been an encouragement on this journey. “Present …

Not My Story

Being part of this write31days.com has been a very interesting exercise. This blog started not that long ago with a lesson from a 30 day challenge. That one involved pushups. (See "Reps" https://inkblotlife.wordpress.com/2018/09/06/reps/) "Every rep makes you stronger" was what I walked away with and the desire to just do something, to stop avoiding things …

Battlefield Position

Recently, I was in church and we were singing songs that were metaphors of the battle we are in. We were singing songs about the battle belonging to the Lord and how the Lord is a shield about us. I was moved to go up to the altar to lay down the battles that people …

Scribbles

Have you seen the artist who takes her two year old's scribbles and turns them into works of art?  Seeing this story on Bored Panda, reminded me of a conversation I had with a young lady, that was in my life way too briefly, who was a deep, loving soul. She had gotten out of …

Unmasking a Superhero Wannabee

She said it to me and I could not deny it. It was true. I have superhero mentality. I want to swoop in and save the day and then all is better. Happy endings; hero heart; all is good; but that is not real life. I am not sure where the notion ever gained strength …

Act III Scene II

Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Act III Scene II Madeleine L’Engle Ordering of Love Someone has altered the script. My lines have been changed. The other actors are shifting roles. They don't come on when they're expected to, and they don't say the lines I've written and I'm being upstaged.  I thought I was writing …

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