My God My Everything

On Sunday’s the pastor has been teaching on the topic of church family and each person’s importance in that family. Today was an especially wonderful day as God gave me a reassurance that I had been praying for. When we moved not only did we physically move to a new home, but we also were searching for a new church home. In the past we have tried to attend churches outside of our home town and it makes is more difficult to get connected, not impossible, but more difficult. I had been attending a church down the street from our home for the past year. My husband chose not to…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You might wonder what this holiday has to do with preparing for Easter since it is usually associated with beer drinking and green everything. The story is quite interesting about St. Patrick and I wanted to share the National Geographic article with you. “The real St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish. He was born in Britain around A.D. 390 to an aristocratic Christian family with a townhouse, a country villa, and plenty of slaves. What’s more, Patrick professed no interest in Christianity as a young boy, Freeman noted.” “At 16, Patrick’s world turned: He was kidnapped and sent overseas to tend sheep as a slave in the…

Today was a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and the temperature began to rise. It felt so good to feel the sun on my face and smell the clean air, hear the birds chirping and know that spring is in the air. People commented all day on how nice it was to see the signs of the new season and hope that winter was finally on its way out. I was looking over my backyard and noticed that my “Walther” tree is budding and that tulips are starting to emerge from the ground. The grass looks like it is waking up from a long winters nap and everything is…

I tried something new while on vacation, floating in the ocean. The resort I stayed at had a roped in area where you could snorkel and swim and we had brought along float tubes to use in the pools and ocean. One day I was floating near the furthest barrier by myself and took some time to simply sit and watch the ocean. I anchored myself to the buoy and looked out as far as I could see. In the distance I could see different types of boats and occasionally I would catch a glimpse of the mainland. After I had floated for a while the waves started to pick…

After Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem He made His way to the temple where He drove out all who were buying and selling there. This is one place in the bible where we see His righteous anger on display. Jesus showed many emotions throughout His life. Love, compassion, joy, tears and anger. The anger was rare and fierce. In John 2:15 it says, “So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.” In a ministry marked by great mercy and kindness, the incident involving Jesus and the money…

I’ve never stayed on an island before and it was interesting to experience all the steps involved in getting there. Yes we could have flown in, but that would have required a long layover and I wanted to ride the ferry so that I would be able to help my clients that will visit the same island. The ferry transfer took approximately 45 minutes each way. While watching the mainland slowly fade from view I looked at the vastness of the ocean. Shallow areas were lighter green in color and then there was the deep blue. The further away from shore we sailed, the darker the water became. On the…

As a little kid I really enjoyed field trips. They were a time to get out of the regular classroom and experience something first hand. The excitement is still the same now that I’m older when God gives me opportunities to learn things in the field. I arrived in Cozumel a week before Carnival was to start. The small town of San Miguel was preparing for the celebration in a big way. Statues of jesters, masked dancers and many other figures lined the sea walls and banners and balloons were hanging from many of the small shops that lined the streets. Everyone was talking about Carnival and the crowning of…

We had just spent a fun week on an island, in the sunshine and it was time to come home. The temperature was 70 degrees at 10:00 am in the morning when our shuttle arrived to take us to the pier. I knew if I wore the sweatshirt I had packed for the flight home I would be extremely warm and uncomfortable in no time so I wore a tank top and capri pants. In an act of capturing every last possible moment of the vacation mindset I opted for flip flops instead of sneakers. I rationalized that they would be easier through airport security and it was just nice…