I wrote yesterday about my daughter’s life verse and that got me to thinking about my own verse. If you would have asked me a year ago what mine was, I would have easily quoted Romans 12:1-2 explaining that my whole life should be a living sacrifice to God. For years I claimed it and took such great comfort in… Read More
encouragement from a moms heart for the last – last day.
My youngest daughter and I sat down the other day to plan out the calendar. It’s her senior year and the days are starting to fill up with those special graduation events. As we went through the months, we finally got to May. I instinctively wrote down Last Day TM. (TM is the school.) I’ve done this for years now… Read More
Lessons from 4-H; Feed the Sheep
I grew up loving animals and wanting to be a veterinarian. When I was finally old enough to be in 4-H my dad and I went to a meeting. As we were walking out the door of the house that evening, my mom was saying, “Do not sign up for anything!” Well, somewhere in those next few hours I’m not… Read More
Making God Laugh
Well, I just have to say right up front here, that sometimes I crack myself up!! Recently when I found myself laughing at myself, I wondered what God must be thinking. Was He laughing along with me? Was He tired of my emotional roller-coasters? Or was He just thinking Yep, that’s my Alene? We are in the midst of planning… Read More
Don’t Miss the Miracles
Every time I read John 5 and the miraculous story that took place at the pool of Bethesda, I gain some interesting insight. I remember one of the first times I read the story and Jesus’ words “Do you want to get well?” totally took me off guard. WOW – “what a crazy question to ask”, I thought at the… Read More
Stop and Take Notice
This is crazy, I know. But it’s only January 5th and I already feel like I’m behind the ball on this new year. I have put down some goals for 2011 and my key word is FOCUS. So seriously, how could I already feel behind? As I’ve began my new Bible reading program for 2011, I’ve been reading through John… Read More