Category Archives: Children

In Him

all things are made newall things are possibleall things reach completionall things have purposeall things bring blessingall things come togetherall things work for goodall things hold togetherall things are restoredall things are under His powerall things are for Himall things … Continue reading

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Table Talk

For years we sat down at the table every night to eat dinner together. Then… the older kids turned into teenagers. Sports, jobs, homework caused varying schedules and we began to eat as needed: different times, different locations, different food. … Continue reading

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Growing Weary…

Keep going… Do the next good thing… Don’t grow weary… But have you ever had a day- a week- a year- that just takes all you’ve got and then some? When sleep is never enough and the coffee pot needs an … Continue reading

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Perfect Endurance

Trials… what a pain, the up side however is that they bring about a perfect work – the work of completing me. God in His great and mighty faithfulness promises never to leave us as we are. He aims to complete … Continue reading

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Sure and Certain

With all of the questions still swirling over our daughter’s mysterious health challenges… I’ve been searching for any nutritional support. We were directed to a new doctor, an ENT who specializes in looking at the whole person, their environment, nutrition and … Continue reading

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What God Uses…

Appointments have come and gone with a lot of medical professionals: an ENT, Optometrist, Neurologist and Neuro-ophthalmologist!  Few answers have been given. We actually know more about what’s NOT going on than what IS. The MRI readings confirm no growth on … Continue reading

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What if?…

Today is a day we have both dreaded and waited for. After the neurologist received images and readings Monday, he ordered more scans and changed our appointment for a week. Today those particular tests requested will be run today. It … Continue reading

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The Part I Don't Like

How I remember days like these… sorely unpleasant. It’s the part I hate, where you wait and wait. God must have great ability to change us when we have to wait. And He still must be about changing me. Today … Continue reading

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The Steady One

After months (about 9) of strange symptoms, our oldest daughter finally agreed to come home and see an ENT for answers. Away at school even staying for at the summer semester, she did not want to take time off. But … Continue reading

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Wonderful Season of Life

Raising adult children is so… different. Different from when they were little- that’s for sure. They are not the little children that once needed me to tell them what to do. With our kids being 14-25 now, they have thoughts, plans, hopes … Continue reading

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