Discovering God in the everyday
It was an unfamiliar town and new territory. I was staying in Aurora, Colorado at the Ronald Macdonald House. There were such sweet families with so many life altering circumstances and we had become one of those families. With my family member in day treatment, I had gone to buy a few groceries. As I …
Have you ever owned a shadowbox? All of my life I have been somewhat fascinated by the feast for the eyes they give. From the one in my great Aunt Redia’s sewing room to many various ones I had seen while growing up in the 1970’s, a time when shadow boxes were more popular. However, …
Art lesson with Ian age 6
“Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Favorite Art Mediums: Pastels and Colored Pencils Favorite Subject: Landscapes All images are property of catesMedia. copyright 2017 As …
Not once, but twice this week, we stopped everything, not to “smell the roses” but we took a pause to consider the birds. We were coming home after a wonderful evening of fellowship and a meal with friends. As we rounded a corner to leave her neighborhood, there was this peacock, completely unaware that he …
1 Peter 3:15 admonishes: “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear..” For this reason, I decided to write some thoughts down about why we believe in and …
You heard about me in Sunday school You memorized “I can do all things.” “Come out of the boat” the teacher explained as she moved him along on her paper water. Now you’ve entered the real world You’ve got some money for big toys! The waves are moving faster Things are going your way You’re …
Eagles basically have little heads and big eyes; their eyes are large compared to their heads. What this means for an eagle’s eyesight is that he can see more because his field of vision is large. Eagles can soar and survey the landscape for potential food sources. Eagles also have an advantage over people in …
I wrote this song when we were living in our first apartment. I was pregnant with our first child. We were believing God for our first house. There was talk at Jeremy’s job of mass lay offs. The day they released the news that there would be significant lay offs, fear struck my heart. How …
One fourth of July we were out taking a family hike in the Bastrop State Park. We came to a place along a trail where someone had hung the American Flag. Staring at the flag, a streak of boldness hit Laura, (a.k.a Mom) and she boldly sang out the Star Spangled Banner from her …
