We were gathered round the campfire after a great day at the beach.. Pop, the MawMaw and the cowboy reminiscing about old boy scout camping trips while the littles scavenged around the campsite gathering necessary ingredients.. Leaves, sand, sticks, seashells, sand, water, supper scraps and sand… Did I mention sand? When the youngest declared, “SAND SOUP…
Yoohoo, hi there, It’s me, Karmen the long lost author of the blog…no I haven’t fallen off the map or forgotten the address to this blog…I’ve been wrestling this week…and before you go to a bad place with that let me clarify -a spiritual match.. Tug-o-war within my soul .. Much of “no you can’t”…
“it’s true.” “What??” was her reply “Sheep really are faithful followers.” The cowboy had moved their small flock of sheep from the lower lot to the upper pasture. The sheep fearlessly journeyed through the noisy lot full of things that scare sheep. Swing sets, sandbox, picnic tables, corral panels and yet…… they faithfully followed the…
“ye shall know the truth and the Truth shall make you odd.” I LOVE, LOVE this morning’s quote from IF:Equip and Shauna Niequist This past weekend I was given the privilege to speak at Ponderosa Bible Camp …the final challenge I left with the campers was to “LIVE BOLD! LIVE BRAVE” for Jesus…In between sessions…
“YOUR PIGS ARE OUT!” was exactly what this homeschool mom wanted to hear on a frigid February morning last week with the cowboy working the store instead the farm….. “LET’S GO BOYS..” was the rally when a reassuring hand flew into the air followed by, “Don’t worry mom. Me and daddy fooled with this yesterday-…
this is where I’m at this morning… Balance is a vicious battlefield…trying to nail down or hold up all the life stuff … Your fill-in-the blanks look a bit different than mine but I feel certain you’re trying to balance your fair share of life as well.. My fill-in-the blanks look something like this….wife, mother…