Mother of Seven + 2

Love is... A hug A listening ear Eyes gazing back at me A hand held An arm around my shoulder A leg pressed next to mine A gentle touch A soft spoken word A thoughtful deed photo from freedigitalphotos.net  Love is... Overlooking the little faults Seeing what I desire to become Appreciating who God is making me Age enhancing allure Viewing through the lens of God A redefined beauty Thinking of the other first Putting self last Living God's plan Love is... God His example His gifts Christ in you God's gift to me A precious treasure Remembering 21 years ago today... Happy Anniversary to the Man God gave me!

A moment froze in time. A gift from God. A memory on Memorial Day. Traveling home from visiting family, Basking in the special moments, Thanking God for blessings. Games played. Laughter enjoyed. Hugs given. My life is rich. My heart is bursting. My cup is full and spilling over. To the south A cemetery Bathed in rays of sun. A family there Remembering a loved one-- The grave bright with flowers. Their loved one gone. Mine are here. I feel a twinge of guilt. I pray they had many sweet memories Of happy times With their beloved. To the north A bank of storm clouds captures my eye. Tall towers of white cloud Illuminated on top Dark underneath. Photo from freedigitalphotos.net Spectacular Breathtaking Awesome From the backseat--a voice "Look at that bank of clouds!" A spontaneous burst of praise explodes from his lips. "Behold, He comes..." And my heart si...

If your family wants to get started memorizing Scripture, there is a great tool available on the internet.  It is called Scripture Typer.  Three of my children invited me to join them in a group, and I've memorized 4 verses in the last two weeks.  That is good for me, but my children are memorizing whole chapters.  I am amazed at how quickly they are memorizing with the use of this tool.  And they are excited about it!   The way Scripture Typer works is first you Type It.  The program calculates your words per minute.  The second step is Memorize it.  The program gives you the verse with every other word left out.  Again you practice the verse by typing it and filling in the blanks.  Once you are able to type the verse at 80% of your original words per minute and without using any hints, then the program allows you to go on to the last step which is Master It.  Now you get to type the entire verse from memory. photo ...

A heart  A gift from God Photo from freedigitalphotos.net I hold it in my arms Pulsing neath my fingertips Beating next to mine It holds my hand Walks by my side Keeping step with me I see it through their eyes Hear it in their voices Feel it amongst the hugs Alive and warm A steady beat Part of you, yet mine As I hold your heart this Mother's Day God help me treasure every heartbeat Always loving you through them Happy Mother's Day!  

I look at the pictures. Maybe I shouldn't. My heart strings are pulled Sweet faces, Longing eyes, Unknown futures. Everyone needs a place called home, unconditional love, safety and security, warm arms around them, God's grace. Face after face haunt me. Statistics dance before me. 104,200 children in foster care Needing adopted. Needing a home. Will they see God? Know God? Feel God through another's touch? Or will they reject him because no one cared? No one was His hands and feet? Photo from freedigitalphotos.net  Looking is like shopping. We can't resist forever. God's tug is greater still. We must follow. He works in us And through us. This time... We are not naive. We are not blind. We know the joys. We know the pain. We know the struggles. Yet we move on... Prodded by our children Whose tender hearts Begged us to once again Open our hearts, Open our home. Yo...