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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Derek built us a fire pit this weekend! But it's not just any fire pit...a historic building downtown was being torn down, so Derek stopped and asked if he could have some of the bricks. So now we have a fire pit with a story. I don't love that summer is going away, but this on cool nights will help a little with the transition into fall/winter. ❤️
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Friday, August 19, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
I've posted this before, but remembered it this morning and it went searching for it again because it's just so true...especially when your children have been testing every single limit lately 😩 "We think that compliant children will teach us about his grace and the gospel, and they can. Compliant, believing children are frequently reflections of his great kindness. But The Lord also teaches us of his grace and the gospel through difficult children. We learn what it is like to love like he loved. We learn to walk in his footsteps, and it is there, in our personal 'upper room', where we learn how to wash the feet of those who are betraying us. It is there, kneeling before our rebellious children, that the real power of God is demonstrated. The compliant child lies to us, assuring us that she is good because we're such good parents. Difficult children tell us the truth: God loves his enemies, and he can infuse us with grace that will make us lay down our lives for them too. Their rebellion is a verification of the gospel: we produce sinful children because we are sinners, but God loves sinners. God's power is displayed through our failures when we tether ourselves to the gospel message of sin and forgiveness, no matter how desperate the situation becomes." "Give Them Grace"
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Monday, August 1, 2016
I have been having a terrible time trusting God with my future (and the future of my children) lately. But today, with the help of the Holy Spirit, I made a decision to start trusting God with the good and scary, the tiny and huge. But I'm going to begin by trusting Him with today, and then tomorrow, trusting Him with tomorrow, and so on and so forth, one day at a time. Because that's what he instructs us to do anyway.
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