Archive for 'Walking Humbly With My God'
The Plot Thickens…
I hate to read them at night. I never get a pinch of sleep. Those books with so many twists and turns in the plot that draw you deeper and still deeper into the complex lives of the characters make me edgy. When will their lives settle down into a logical pattern? When can I […]
Posted: April 12th, 2008 under Walking Humbly With My God, Loving My Children, Late-Breaking News, Childbearing.
Comments: 35
You Should Have Thought About That Before…
There is an unwritten rule that mothers of large families know. The ones who do not know this rule, figure it out on their own pretty quickly, as there are no shortages of situations in which it will need to be applied. Any stranger in the grocery store, most relatives, casual acquaintances, pastors, and even […]
Posted: March 29th, 2008 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God, Loving My Husband, Loving My Children, Childbearing.
Comments: 5
That Basket, Jambalaya, And Hope
There’s a crack in the bottom these days, so fear compels me to write quickly. In a blink the crack will grow into the irreparable breech that will sentence it to the rubbish for good. If I do not tell you this now, my Kathy-Girl, my chance will be gone as the […]
Posted: February 15th, 2008 under Walking Humbly With My God, Hospitality & Refreshing the Saints.
Comments: 11
Somewhere In The Middle
In the comments a few days ago, someone made a statement that has been bothering me ever since. Since “Things-I-think-about-when-I-can’t-sleep” is always good fodder for blog posts, and because I just don’t feel comfortable letting the statement just dangle out there unanswered, I will now attempt a justification response.
When Melanie said, “I am not sure […]
Posted: January 20th, 2008 under Walking Humbly With My God, Training Them Up, Seeing The Good, Hospitality & Refreshing the Saints, Childbearing.
Comments: 26
Increasing The Flock
Our first plan was developed in order to help protect the mental health of those close to us, who, without the benefit of a biblical worldview would not handle such wonderful news well. It was also protection for myself in particular, for, fending off the 6.4 billion questions that would ensue following such an announcement, […]
Posted: January 10th, 2008 under Walking Humbly With My God, Oh-So Groovy!, Loving My Children, Late-Breaking News, Childbearing.
Comments: 39
Beginning A Journal
My ponderings over the last few weeks have led me to begin a journal to correspond with the beginning of the new year. After praying about exactly what type I would like, I chose this plain, hardbound book with unlined pages, and am almost giddy thinking of all the potential it and the year hold. […]
Posted: December 27th, 2007 under Walking Humbly With My God, Seeing The Good, Progress Is Good.
Comments: 4
Restoring The Early Church ~ Lesson 10
Happy Hanukkah to those who avail themselves of the blessings of observing this holiday! For those who do not, and wonder why a Gentile believer in Yeshua (Jesus) would want to celebrate this holiday, here is a great post by our friend Lisa, entitled “Why Hanukkah?”. In a nutshell, the events leading up to […]
Posted: December 5th, 2007 under Being Berean, Restoring The Early Church, Walking Humbly With My God.
Comments: 6
Yeah, It Matters
I am making this a “Page” to go on the upper right sidebar, but I also wanted to post it here, in order to make sure everyone got a chance to read it. From here on, I’ll be using this name, and I wanted you all to understand why. As soon as I can, I’ll […]
Posted: November 26th, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God.
Comments: 13
Full Disclosure
Was it the crushing of my laptop last week?
Maybe it was the first bout of sickness that hit my house?
Perhaps it was the switching of the seasonal clothes for seven children, the stocking up on homemade tinctures and salves, our speaking at another church this past week, my listing of 350 items from my house […]
Posted: November 13th, 2007 under Restoring The Early Church, Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God.
Comments: 10
Keeping Short Accounts
It really is freeing. Getting rid of all our superfluous stuff makes the days run smoother and creates a peace in me that is addictive. After a season of thorough decluttering, I want to always live like this! Without the follow-up step to decluttering ~ that of keeping the stuff out ~ I […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2007 under Training Them Up, Walking Humbly With My God, Seeing The Good, Loving My Husband, Loving My Children, Holidays & Celebrations.
Comments: 3
I’m Listening
Mr. Visionary and I talk a lot. He was born to explain, exhort and encourage. It is a gift. I was born to question, condemn and complain. It is not a gift, per se, it is…ummm…an inherited trait. In any case, we talk a lot, with myself usually asking questions, and he usually […]
Posted: September 19th, 2007 under Walking Humbly With My God, Profundity Abounds, Loving My Husband.
Comments: 2
Demolishing Strongholds
Have you ever had one of those moments, spiritually, when you realize that a corner has been turned, that you have reached a place of ‘no going back’? Conversely, have you ever felt that you were banging your head against a wall, so caught in the same cycle of sin that you just can’t get […]
Posted: August 31st, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God, Profundity Abounds.
Comments: 5
A Little Self-Discipline
The List of Reasons:
~When Father is teaching me new things, it sometimes takes a while for it to filter through to a place that I can speak about it. I have to digest the new understandings before I can explain them to anyone else. This is the place where I am finding myself about […]
Posted: July 29th, 2007 under Walking Humbly With My God, Late-Breaking News, Is This Really School?.
Comments: 9
What’s The Point?
Recently I posted about our plans involving our family’s going to Israel, and as I suspected, my Inbox has been flooded, and I have been answering (and asking) many questions privately. Lynne mentioned in the comments, “I don’t understand why the people of Israel need outside help with their farming” and I’d like to answer […]
Posted: July 17th, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God.
Comments: 10
The Adventure Begins? Or Continues?
In the midst of trials, I am often so focused on surviving the season that I can’t see past the immediate circumstances. Yet, looking back from the opposite shore, I am acutely aware that my Father was purposing to do a deep work in my heart. At the time, I never understand how deep […]
Posted: June 28th, 2007 under Walking Humbly With My God, Late-Breaking News, Homestead Happenings.
Comments: 29
Good News, A Pile And A Party
As I begin this post, I feel led to remind you, gentle reader, that it takes a certain level of humility to engage in full disclosure in such a public arena. What I am about to share, I do because I feel compelled to in order to encourage and inspire others to tackle the difficult […]
Posted: June 15th, 2007 under Walking Humbly With My God, Seeing The Good, Progress Is Good.
Comments: 14
More On Traveling Light
I can’t help but notice, as Cheri did in the comments yesterday, that Father is developing a recurring theme in His people, and wanted to share a post by my friend Carla Lynne. Her family is further along this purging and refining journey that Father is helping our family along, and I count it a […]
Posted: June 5th, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God, Homestead Happenings, Frugality & Stewardship.
Comments: 3
A Time To Cast Away
So what do you keep? How much do you get rid of completely, and how much do you put away for later? I’ve been pondering this question frantically obsessively a lot lately, as we have been walking through this extensive decluttering effort in our home. Folks have also been asking for advice regarding their own […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God, Making It A Home, Frugality & Stewardship.
Comments: 11
Journey Through A Summer Storm
Standing at the far end, I survey the lay of the land, noticing the steep cliffs on either side, assessing the dangers, and developing my strategy for passing through this area unscathed. I quickly suck in my stomach, perch on my tippy-toes and begin the journey, slowly sliding sideways, as the gorge is too narrow […]
Posted: May 28th, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God, Progress Is Good, Making It A Home, Frugality & Stewardship.
Comments: 12
No Man’s Land
Where we go doesn’t matter. The crowd we’re with seems to have no bearing on it as well. Wherever we manage to find ourselves, our family is an oddity. Wherever we go, whether in the world or the Church, we do not fit in with the folks around us. Two recent experiences have ingrained in […]
Posted: May 20th, 2007 under Let's Think About That..., Walking Humbly With My God, Seeing The Good.
Comments: 11

