God gently nudged me the other day. Having a “mom moment” worrying about my child, God gently reminded me my child was His first. He loved my child first and continues that love more than I ever can. Suddenly letting go and trusting God with my child wasn’t so difficult. God Nudged Me As parents, …
Look! A shiny round wheel! I jump on and run for what seems like forever. Legs wobbling and breathing labored, I soon realize my destination is the land of exhaustion…and I’m not sure how to get off. Life has transformed me into the proverbial hamster running on a wheel. Instead of saying yes without thinking, …
Soccer, baseball, and golf cleats litter the mud room with dirt, grass, and turf pellets. My washing machine scrubs on overdrive. With soccer for one, baseball for the other and golf for all, the crazy time when all sports overlap with the last days of school is in full swing-pardon the pun. Keeping me sane …
“I can run to the end of the road,” I think, challenging myself. But each stride delivers a nagging throb in my calf screaming “stop!” “I can’t; need to keep going; push on”, I convince myself. Throughout the day, its aching presence reminds why I don’t like to run, but also how I push too …
“Put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking ‘cross the floor.” Remember the song lyrics in the stop motion animated Christmas classic Santa Claus is Coming to Town? Every goal is achieved by putting one foot in front of the other either literally or figuratively. Yet these small steps and …