Listen HERE “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in Him and He in God.” Memorizing this verse for AWANA gave my seven year old and I alot to talk about. He wondered: “Where exactly is God living in me? Right here?” (Pointing at his chest). “Well, is Jesus the SonContinue reading “Room for Rent?”
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Autumnal Hope
Listen HERE “The seasons are a sort of disease all young poets have, it seems,” the teacher says to Emily in L.M. Montgomery’s “Emily of New Moon.” This makes two weeks in a row that I am referencing nature, but it is hard not to during such a beautiful Fall. Why did the Lord makeContinue reading “Autumnal Hope”
Wonder of Worship
Listen HERE Wonder attracts our attention to detail. My youngest son and I made leaf tracings this week with red, yellow, and golden leaves. His wonder at the beauty of color made him concentrate on the shape of the leaves, their edges, their veins. Because he studied the details, he then could identify and nameContinue reading “Wonder of Worship”
Solution for Disaster
Listen HERE When there are dirty dishes on the counter, it’s surprising how quickly my children remember what everyone else ate. Accusations fly faster than mashed potatoes from a spoon. Eventually, the guilty party stops throwing accusations and begins flinging excuses. It’s rare for someone to confess immediately, and even rarer for someone to voluntarilyContinue reading “Solution for Disaster”
Washed Away
Listen HERE My grandmother led us stalwartly up the mountain road. She had on her walking hat and made sure that we each had our walking sticks, either intricately carved or lobbed off a nearby tree. Each walk had a different story: There’s a secret message tree just ahead with a knothole where explorers putContinue reading “Washed Away”
The Well-Worn Path
Listen HERE As my husband and I walked recently, I looked down in the grass and wondered what could have made the two-track trail there. It didn’t seem wide enough to have been the wheels of our golf cart, and just as I started suspecting someone of trespassing on a four-wheeler, it occurred to meContinue reading “The Well-Worn Path”
White for Harvest
Listen HERE My son has been watching everyday for the harvester to come gather in the wheat that has been growing next to our house. He got to ride on the seeder when they planted the field, and he has been watching it grow all summer. Today, the field was white as the sun shoneContinue reading “White for Harvest”
Horrible Made Good
I don’t go to Sunday School intending to break up fist fights, but it’s happened a time or two. After the most recent altercation, one of the offending parties flung himself down on his face in the grass and sobbed, “My life is so horrible!” He detailed the reasons why, and I couldn’t disagree. ThisContinue reading “Horrible Made Good”
Rusty Repentance
Listen HERE Snirt is an old plow truck. My husband bought it, and my children named it after the substance that results from the mixing of snow and dirt. Neither the truck nor the mixture is very pretty. Snirt is a 1984 Ford 350, and I don’t know what color it used to be, butContinue reading “Rusty Repentance”
Food for Thought
Listen HERE My children started school this week. One thing I love about homeschooling is reading alongside my kids and setting aside time for reading myself. I’ve read some excellent books this year, and I am sharing them with you today in the hopes that it will spur us both on to God-exalting mindfulness andContinue reading “Food for Thought”
Sarah Dixon Young 