(taken from observations of my youngest son) There are times when Matthew will come up to me and say, ‘I love you. You’re the best mom in the whole world.’, or he’ll say, ‘Do you know how much I love you?… This much.’ (as he stretches his arms as far apart as he can get them). As his mother, do I stand back (with my nose in the air) and […] Read More
Here I sit at my computer because it’s too uncomfortable to lie down and I don’t want to do anything else. David was sick yesterday and I got it last night. Hopefully it will pass soon.
Leighton is out of town for the weekend, so it’s been just me and the boys. It’s been fairly relaxing and laid back so far, though we managed to run some errands this afternoon. It’s also been refreshing in a way. For 3 1/2 years, it was just ‘mom and the boys’. Though I didn’t really see it at the time, I think we developed a bond that wouldn’t normally […] Read More
It’s a slow process, but I think I’m gradually learning how to live with the workload I have at my job. And the shift began when I started spending a few moments reading the Bible and sitting with God before getting ready for work. It amazes me how that simple little change can affect my outlook on the day. And it also amazes me how God is above my circumstances. […] Read More
Haven’t posted much lately. Partly because I’m busy and partly because I don’t feel like I have much to say. I kind of feel like I’m in a desert right now. There’s no crisis – basically everything’s going good in my life. Married life is great. My husband is so wonderful and encourages me and builds me up often. I’m just feeling a bit disconnected from God. I feel a […] Read More
Work has been very busy since the Labour day weekend. We’ve got a new person in the office but he’s spent the last 2 weeks training and getting his computer set up. Almost every week in September I’ve spent a couple of days taking things home to work on in the evenings. I feel like my job is consuming me. Rather than having more time for my family and friends, […] Read More
I was reading John this morning, the passage about the vine and the branches. John 15. “…he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.” (verses 5-6). […] Read More
This past weekend, my hubby moved in the remainder of his stuff (his old roommate next door was moving out, so the last remnants had to be moved over). It’s been hard work making room for all his stuff. On Sunday, it had finally gotten to me; I was a bit cranky, to say the least. I’m taking the night off and my wonderful husband cleared the supper table and […] Read More
I spent the day with my kids. Leighton wasn’t around as he had to work. I had a lot of fun! Just me and the boys. The morning was pretty relaxed and then we went to the pool in the afternoon. The evening ended off with me crushing David in Starcraft. I love my kids. The other day David and Leighton were making the point that often I’m so focused […] Read More
Everyone has issues – issues with trust, issues with fear, issues with being vulnerable, the list goes on. I have issues. I have pride. I want to be ‘right’. I don’t like to lose. Some people seem to stay ‘stuck’ in their issues and are never able to move past them. I’m talking about believers in Christ, not unbelievers. What keeps people ‘stuck’ where they are? Why do I seem […] Read More