Jeremiah 14:11 – 16 And Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good. When they fast, I do not hear their cry. And when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I do not accept them. Instead, I am consuming them by sword, and by scarcity of food, and by pestilence.” But I said, “Ah Master Yahweh! See, the prophets say to them, ‘You are not to see a sword,…
II Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to Yahweh: a workman having no shame, correctly dissecting the word of truth.“ Lately I’ve had several people ask me what I do on a daily basis to study my Bible. First let me just say that everyone is different and learns differently so what I do may not be what works for you. There are some days I do a little and some days I…
I was baking bread and had some music playing in the background when a song came on. I don’t know the name or artist or even the title but a line in the song jumped out at me. Be careful what you ask for. Out loud I responded to no one in particular, “That’s for sure!” Another song followed and a line, “God, give me peace.” Ha! I thought, be careful what you ask for.…
If you have read my book (Adoption Combat Zone) you’ll know that towards the end of the book we bailed Viktor out of jail in January 2017 for driving on a suspended license and owing more than $5,000 to three different court jurisdictions. He was in way over his head. This after moving out on his own because he “was a man” and didn’t have to listen to us anymore. Then telling everyone he met…
Genesis 25:21-23 And Isaac prayed to Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. And Yahweh answered his prayer, and Rebecca his wife conceived. And within the children struggled together, and she said, “If all is right, why am I this way?” So she went to ask Yahweh, and Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body. And one people shall be stronger than…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get into bed, exhausted, then toss and turn for hours before finally falling asleep. My brain just goes and goes. Thinking of all those things I didn’t finish that day, or topics I want to write about, or someone I was going to call and forgot. Nothing earth shattering, just a lot of little things rolling around in my brain so it won’t shut down. Or maybe…
I’ve loved baking since I was a little girl. Several years ago I took myself off to culinary school to learn how to be better at it. I love cooking in general, but baking and pastries are my thing. My older children grew up with a cookie jar always filled with homemade cookies of one sort or another. A few days ago I glanced over at the counter which holds bowls of various fruits and…
During one of the final re-writes of Adoption Combat Zone a friend asked me if Tom and I had ever contemplated divorce during the midst of the craziness in our home. I quickly answered no. Later, I thought more deeply about what she asked. Then added this to the book: Marriage A friend asked me if Tom and I had ever thought of divorce during all the craziness. I answered, “No.” There were some pretty…
I’m telling you right off the bat that this subject infuriates me more than just about anything else. I can almost feel my blood boil when I stumble across a story about it. Abuse of parents by adopted children/teens. And the anger is multiplied when the abused parent has someone in their life enabling the abuser and telling the abused that it is their fault or they just need love them more. I tell a…
Today I am angry. I don’t want to be. I’m angry because I can’t find me. I feel so empty. If you knew me before adoption you know I was a positive and upbeat person. I was a charge the hill kind of girl. Conquer the goal. If there was in incentive put out by my company there was never any doubt I would earn it. I keep thinking that doing the next thing will…