Recently, an acquaintance spoke of praying for others. The gist of the comment was that she no longer believe God hears her when she prays for herself, but that He hears when she prays for others. My response was this: And this is precisely why we all pray for others. Sometimes when we are removedContinue reading “Praying for Others”
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New Goals for Fall
A lot is changing in my life right now. We’ve moved to a whole new place, we have a new baby coming, I’m currently a stay-at-home mom again, and God is knitting our family together in ways that I’m watching in awe and disbelief and wonder. And, it’s beginning to look a lot like FallContinue reading “New Goals for Fall”
Teach Them to Your Children
Last night and today I’ve been thinking about how we pass our faith onto our children. I was a part of a message board discussion started by a professed “non-believer.” The question posed was aimed at Atheists/Agnostics and asked how to answer God questions that arise from children. I weighed in on the discussion, notContinue reading “Teach Them to Your Children”
Storytime
I love storytime. I’m a reader – always have been – and I especially love to hear a story told or read out loud. That’s one of the reasons that I love storytime at libraries. The children’s librarians are usually sooo good at reading the stories in an engaging way – capturing your attention withContinue reading “Storytime”
A Day in the Life
My days right now, look nothing like I thought they might when I was growing up. My days are full, yet I often feel like I don’t get much accomplished. Raising 4 kids while pregnant is hard. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids to pieces, but it’s hard work. So, in an effortContinue reading “A Day in the Life”
All Moved In
So, we’ve officially moved. Too much stuff inside a too small uHaul = a miracle. Seriously folks, it was like the opposite of the Loaves and Fish story; God minimized the stuff. We were so blessed by the support of our friends and church family that came out to help load and clean. So manyContinue reading “All Moved In”
Another Bundle of Surprise
Racer and I finally decided to announce that we are having another baby. Well, Racer’s been ready for a while. I’ve been the hold-up. I’m over 1/2 way through this pregnancy. I keep thinking about this baby (I won’t have a cute nickname until it’s here) and such a variety of emotions surface. Of courseContinue reading “Another Bundle of Surprise”
Puzzle Pieces…
This past weekend at a family friend’s house, Blue worked on a puzzle. That girl WORKED that puzzle and would not stop until it was done. On the way home, she said something so profound – I’m not sure she realized how profound it really was. Blue said that while she was praying, she gotContinue reading “Puzzle Pieces…”
Waiting to move
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. It’s been awhile since I’ve had anything that I felt was worth saying really. My family is slowly preparing to move. Our house is filled with boxes packed with things that aren’t necessities. Christmas dishes, cd’s, books, knick-knacks, stuff. Eventually we need to have a yard sale with theContinue reading “Waiting to move”
The Yellow House
Last summer, Racer and I fell in love with a yellow house. We were looking for a bigger house because Blue would be joining our family. We found something we thought was perfect. It had 3 large upstairs bedrooms for kids and a great master bedroom on the mail level for us. 2 car garage,Continue reading “The Yellow House”
Rev. Kris Mares 