God – Page 11 – Rev. Kris Mares

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”

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”

Failure to Thrive

As my little guy is struggling to gain weight and “thrive” I’ve been wondering if sometimes we have a similar “spiritual failure to thrive?” With my son, he has not been gaining weight as he should. He’s not been growing. Sometimes as Christians, I think we fail to grow too. We aren’t maturing in our faith and we stay right at the place we are.

VBS is over…until next year!

My feet hurt, my head aches, my ears are ringing and I have a smile on my face. Vacation Bible School has just finished. Two of my kids are in bed, the other is in bed reading his Bible (seriously, by no prompting from me). I feel the need to celebrate and sit quietly and justContinue reading “VBS is over…until next year!”