How many times have I said, “Lord, tomorrow I will wake up early to spend time with you!”? But, regardless of my efforts, I can’t seem to wake up early enough to escape the relentless demands of my young children. And so I find myself, day in and day out, becoming less able to meet the true needs of those who depend on me and yet more self-reliant as I don’t spend time in God’s word.
This week, I found myself treading water. I just can’t seem to get anything done around the house. My sweet children rely heavily on being with mommy and, even at the park, they won’t leave my side! My baby constantly wants to be snuggled and, quite honestly, I’d much rather spend time playing with my children than clean anyway!
So now I find myself on Friday with a messy home, a missing soccer uniform sock and, worst of all, only moments were spent in the Word this week. So what do I read tonight as I seek a biblical “pick me up”? Philippians 2:12-13, Work out your salvation with fear and trembling! Continue Reading →
We live on a cul-de-sac and the result has been that my girls have become bike fanatics. Training wheels came off at 3½ and now their goal is to ride as fast as you can EVERYWHERE! Off curbs, from the top of our driveway, around and around they go. As they’ve gotten older, they have begun to ride further from home. Originally, there was a light-post that they couldn’t go past. Now, as they’re a bit older, more confident and more car-aware, the end of the street is their limit. To ride past the boundary is to disobey.
At the end of Sunday’s sermon, I promised to put some advice online about how to block, filter and guard against the incursion of pornography into your home and office. Here are the best tools I know of. Feel free to suggest others in the comments.