It’s election season. It’s the craziest most divisive election in my memory anyway. Friendships are suffering and being destroyed. Families are choosing sides with children not speaking with their siblings and even their parents. Two of our very good friends are Republicans. They’re also pretty conservative Christians. We have them over for dinner. The […]
Category: My Mood (Shayna Elayne)
Day 462- Helpless, Hopeless, Worthless
The word of the day is frustration. I wake early this morning with the same prayer I have on my lips every morning. I ask anyone listening for help to make it through this. Give me strength, wisdom, guidance, patience, whatever you’ve got. And I pray it’s over soon. Then these three words come to […]
Day 461- Cat’s In The Cradle
Kayla came home this weekend for fall break. It was a pleasant surprise as she was home just two weeks ago. The good news is that she wanted to come back. She has a boyfriend now. So, she brought her boyfriend home with her. He’s a nice guy. He’s very good for Kayla. He seems to […]
Day 460- Ash to Ashes
Yes. I know it’s “Ashes to ashes…” but today’s inspiration comes from the ash tree in the back yard that I was looking at as I was cutting the grass. We have lived in this house for 19 years now. I remember planting that tree with my friend. 19 years ago, Shayna wasn’t even with us […]
Day 456- I Believe, Help My Unbelief
This line from Mark has always been one of my favorite Bible verses. They were uttered by a man who came to Jesus for healing for his son. Jesus said if he could believe all things were possible to him who believes. Then this man summed up what it is to be human so succinctly. […]
Day 254- Validation
My reading with Susanne Wilson a week ago has me wondering about my life lessons. What am I here to learn? One of the themes that keeps recurring my life is my need for validation. I suspect there is something around that, but I’m still not quite able to put my finger on it. When […]
