It's important to understand what we're saying when we reason that King David was a man after God's own heart and we use that as an excuse for people's sins.
A Person After God’s Heart
A Time of Beginnings?
It's January again. 2020 is over, and we're on to 2021; but it doesn't seem to be bringing a feeling of newness with it. Rather, it feels like a continuation of the exhaustion that last year was building. 2020 is over; but so many of the things that made it so hard haven't disappeared. Can…
State of the Heart 2020
Once upon a time this past November I asked God if he would make my heart harder. And then I took it back. You see, I was thinking about how much it hurt when I lost my Little Boy and Mittens. I didn't want to feel that hurt again. I immediately realized that my heart…
Looking Back at 2019
2019 was quite the year. I fell and injured my back 3 times. Hubby and I went to Disneyland. We won a new car. I read 175 books. I fostered a mama cat and watched her bring 5 babies into this world. Three of them still live here. We got two puppies. Yes, I do…
Light in the Midst of Darkness
It's the solstice today. The shortest day of the year. The day with the least amount of light and the most darkness. What better day to talk about light. I simultaneously dread this day and look forward to this day. Dread for the same reason I dread the rainy, gray weather - I am solar…
Playing the Blame Game
They say that you can’t blame your parents for your choices. You’re a grown up. You need to take responsibility for your decisions, your actions, your words. It’s fruitless to blame your parents. After all, you are making those choices. Your parents aren’t standing there telling you what to do Hopefully. However, if you look…
Farewell to Summer
It always seems to go by too fast. Or is it just me? It seems like summer was just starting a couple of weeks ago. It was finally warm enough outside to not need a jacket or sweater during the day. The garden was just starting to grow. And now the tomatoes are basically done.…
Give the Girl a Name, parts 1 & 2
(Trigger warning. I'm going to be talking about a story from the Bible that involves rape and abuse.) (Since I really like this post, I decided to combine both parts so I can see it all in one place.) There are some stories in the Bible that just make me mad--mostly when people make bad…
On Losing Furry and Feathery Creatures
It's been a month. It's seriously been quite the month. We've lost four of our almost-full-sized chickens, one hen, one turkey, and Little Boy. And I'm so tired. Of loss. Of futile feelings. Of powerlessness against outside forces. And I miss my kittens, who weren't really kittens, but who won't get to grow up to…
Adventures on Twitter
Are you on Twitter? It's not just a place where people argue or live-tweet television shows or political debates. Yes, there are all kinds of annoying people there. But you don't have to follow them. I don't. I've decided that I want to be informed, but I can choose who to listen to and where…