I am working with my kids on what we call “heart prayers.” Memorized, routine prayers are fine when just learning to pray or in certain situations. God, however, wants us to share what is in our hearts. So when talking to my kids, we call those “heart prayers.” Anyway, at our church, we have aContinue reading “Answered Heart Prayers”
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Not Me! Monday Ramblings
What to write, what to write… There are so many things swirling around in my head. My mom called me today – “so I’ve been reading your blog…” Yeah mom, there’s stuff in my life I haven’t told you about. There’s a lot of stuff in my life people don’t know about. I’m being challenged toContinue reading “Not Me! Monday Ramblings”
So am I crazy?
Today I had an experience that I’ve never had before. I had a psychological exam. That’s right, an interview and 2 written tests to create a psychological profile. It’ll be a few weeks before I know if I’m crazy or not… So why did I have this exam? It’s just one step on the road toContinue reading “So am I crazy?”
Clean up in aisle 7
So there is this nasty little 24 hour bug going around that has people throwing up. Gross I know, but so many I know have had it. We’ve had 3 kids at church get sick (at church). I’ve been sick. My oldest daughter, Blue, has been sick. It’s not fun. Mommas don’t like it when their kidsContinue reading “Clean up in aisle 7”
Step 4… Again
This past summer I wrote a post about working through Celebrate Recovery Step 4 and my feelings about my husband’s career. I thought I’d worked through things and was on my way to living life without resentment toward the auto racing industry. Well, 1 Corinthians 10:12 says “If you think you are standing firm, be carefulContinue reading “Step 4… Again”
Prayers for Haiti
So many of us are praying for Haiti and many don’t even know what to pray. Let’s place our prayers here so that others can join in our prayers, get ideas of what to pray for or simply just know that we are doing what we say we’ll do. God, as you know, I oftenContinue reading “Prayers for Haiti”
Change is Coming
My family will be making some changes in the next few months. I like change… when it is MY idea. Otherwise, I don’t like change. I don’t like change when it is unexpected. I don’t like change when it disrupts my routine. I don’t like change when I am not the one controlling it. SoContinue reading “Change is Coming”
It’s been awhile…
It’s been awhile since my last post. Life as always is crazy. Crazy beautiful. God is blessing, teaching and expanding our family. We have the priviledge of bringing a beautiful teenage girl into our home. I won’t say much more now, just know that God continues to weave His beautiful tapestry in our family’s life.Continue reading “It’s been awhile…”
Being Intentional
This is a follow-up to my earlier post “Failure to Thrive.” My little guy saw the doctor today and I am happy to report that he is doing well. He has gained 1 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks and is a little longer too! All the lab work came back normal, so no underlying medicalContinue reading “Being Intentional”
The Fish House and AM Radio
Since it is Father’s Day, I thought I’d share some of my favorite memories of my dad. They may seem odd, but they are precious to me… When I was little, we used to always go to this place in Wisconsin called Al’s Point. It was a place with cabins to rent and they wereContinue reading “The Fish House and AM Radio”
Rev. Kris Mares 