Becoming the Trend Setters The middle school girls group had this motto of, “Becoming the trend setters, not the trend followers.” We want to set Godly trends that others can follow because most trends these days are satanic and selfish. During the Montana week, it spread to everyone else there. Uncles were using the phrase, … More Becoming the Trend Setters
During Montana, one of the activities was horseback riding. Everyone split into three different groups and went riding at different parts of the day. My group was unfortunately the last group and we got the tired and grumpy horses and the instructor. But still I was able to learn and think about blessing three, how … More Learning to Be a Good Steward to Creation
He wasn’t drowning, he was learning how to swim. Instead of saving him from drowning, he was asking me to teach him how to swim. … More Learning to swim by nearly drowning
( A Simple Poem inspired by a discussion between our 4 year old when she made mistakes that even the biggest mistakes aren’t enough to make us love her less – a window into God’s unconditional love and grace for us.) Pee on me, I’ll wipe you and me clean and make funny faces to … More I will always love you
One of my favorite things about spring is that it is planting season. It is such a powerful reminder of our life, our character, our children. We start small – but with constant care, water, sunlight, we will grow – bigger, more beautiful, stronger. The kids wanted to plant a garden in the backyard this … More Breaking New Ground
Veggie Tales anyone? Funny to think cucumber in the Wild West version of Joseph would convey a lesson in the Korean virtue of Han. Larry did manage to teach me a thing or two. In case you don’t know the story of Joseph, it’s a story in the Bible of 13 sons of Jacob. 11 … More What Larry the Cucumber’s Joseph Taught
Somehow the story of the Prodigal Son came up in my discussions this Sunday with my daughter. The way she described it triggered a deep moment of reflection for me. Her retelling ran something like this:“Remember the story about the dad? Who waited for the son who took the money? And his brother who had … More Lessons from the Prodigal Son
2020 has taught me a valuable lesson. We always have time to add more value. During the pandemic, because of the quarantine, everybody had to stay home and had nothing to do. But I changed that “nothing to do” to “always having time for more.” What I mean by that is that I always have … More Becoming a Value Adder
Lesson learned by a 12-year-old One day I was hiking up a mountain with my family, and I learned something handy. It doesn’t matter what kind of challenge I am given by God. God always has a lesson for me. However, if I do not have my eyes open, I can miss the lesson God has prepared … More Whether The Challenge Is Hard Or Easy, There Is Always a Lesson To Be Learned
A story of gratitude written by a 12 year old girl We have a lot of things we can be grateful about to God! Family, Friends, Nature, The world! The Universe! The list goes on and on and on, you just can’t stop thanking God! I am gonna share one of my Grateful moments with … More Having the heart of gratitude in everything.
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