Old Fashioned

I’m old fashioned. I’m not talking about the way I dress or the way I talk (although current fashion does baffle and disturb me at times). I’m talking about the way I want to live. The way I raise my kids. The way I interact with folks. My opinions on people’s character and the sad [...]

Wait, so this is it?

I am for sure one of those people who is never truly satisfied with what they have. Honestly, most often I don’t really see it as a problem. It often is disguised as ambition, or being eager and motivated to move on to the next thing life holds for my family…a new house, vehicles, or [...]

In which I form my thoughts about beliefs into words…

I’ve been thinking about this for some time now, but just can’t ever quite get it all into words. Please bear with me. To start, let me clarify a few things. I am a born-again believer in The One True God.  His son Jesus died to save me from my sins, and the words in [...]

Now There’s A Thought

The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently [...]

Comfort

“Come to me, all ye who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 That’s one of my favorite verses from the Bible. On nights like these, when all I can think about are the bad things in life, that verse gives me peace. I guess I’ve been looking back [...]

Have a meal, help a missionary!

This is for all my friends and readers in and around Waxahachie, TX! The Chili’s in Waxahachie is hosting a very special Joel Johnston Missionary Night on December 7th, 2010 from 3PM until 11PM! Click here to download the PDF flyer (you might have to right click and save it), print it out and take [...]

I just had to share…

(Official video in post from the creator. Click to view post on my website if you can’t see the video in your RSS feed!) Visuals set to the audio of the famous sermon “Seven Way King” (aka That’s My King) as spoken by Dr. S.M. Lockridge. The audio is slightly edited for a better flow [...]

a spiritual leader

image from http://www.paaustin.com/?page_id=27 Lord, I pray for this man. I pray for this father, for this husband. I know he wants to be like You, God. I know he wants to be a father like you’re the Father. He can hear You speaking to him but he doesn’t know how to answer. His convictions are [...]

Mercy

James has a new favorite song, and I’m in love with the fact that he loves it. What song? I’ll give you a hint…it starts with “Our God…” and ends with “…is an Awesome God”  (get it?  got it?). I’m not sure who started singing it to him first, but he basically busted out singing [...]

Childlike Innocence

We have a routine.  A nighttime routine. First, I say “okay, go find your ‘jammas and get changed!  It’s almost time for bed.” When he’s done with that, he hugs Daddy.  He runs to his room and jumps into bed.  I cover him with his favorite “soft blanket” and then we read a chapter of [...]

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