5:31 P.M. Thursday, May 26, 2011. At this exact time, I saw the most beautiful gift. Following about 30 minutes of chaos, noise, stress, and nerves, the most peaceful calmness came when I saw firsthand the gift of God’s grace – faith. Here’s what happened: You see, our church hosts an after school program called GoFriends! It is where the buses drop off around 120 + students ages kindergarten through fifth grades. While they are at the church, Ms. Sarah (the kid’s pastor) has a number of activities planned from devotional time, snacks, crafts, kitchen science, Lego room, to outside play. Outside play began as a beautiful spring afternoon! After surviving the winter cold and snowy months, the kids are eager to be outside; especially since they have been at school all day. So, a majority of the children enjoy activities from football, hula-hoops, jump-rope, four square, to sidewalk chalk. You remember the days on the playground, right? Well, this is actually the … [Read more...]
Hott Mama in Hott Water!
OK. This time, we are NOT in the hot tub! Who has time for that?! Just last week, I received another comment on a story I submitted to Moms of Faith way back on December 15, 2010. The story was called “School Runs and Baby Jesus”. One of my favorites,… by the way. But, this story found this “Hott Mama” in some really “Hott Water”! I was criticized last year for being “irreverent” and “presumptuous”. And, really, that’s alright! A reader felt that it was unlikely for God to speak to me in my car. I am not offended, don’t get me wrong. As a busy mom, maybe that’s the best place for Him to catch me. LOL! Out of nowhere, the story was found to be "inappropriate" in a random email just last week. I don't even know why it was sent to me. So, please allow me to publicly apologize both to this reader and anyone else that may feel this way. I really feel terrible to upset anyone. After rereading this story again, you know what? I think it is interesting that it … [Read more...]
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