by Sami | Jul 31, 2011 | Busyness, Devotions, Faith, My Story
My trip with the kids to the dentist this week ended very unexpectedly when a woman ran up to my car window as I was about to pull out of my parking spot. “Can I use your phone???” She asked frantically. “My baby is locked in my car!” Time...
by Sami | Mar 3, 2011 | Christian Living, Devotions, Faith
If you were to die tomorrow, would you be proud of what you did today? A morbid thought, you say? Perhaps. Yet I feel it’s very appropriate to ponder. I always winced when I heard friends talking in college about how they were going on to get their business degree,...
by Sami | Feb 9, 2011 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action, Joy, Reviews
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” – Ps 37:4 I was reading Kariss her daily devotional before school this morning and it had a picture of a little girl picking off petals of a flower; remember those days of, “He loves me, he...
by Sami | Jan 15, 2011 | Devotions, Faith, Peace, Reviews
Anyone who has had to get children ready for church early on a Sunday morning, especially by yourselves, knows it is no simple task. In fact, I”m going to go out on a limb and say it’s probably not your most shining moment. Why is it that the basic things...
by Sami | Jan 1, 2011 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action
This week we woke up before most people normally do to get on the road early and travel to Florida for a funeral. It was dark, cold and slightly ominous to be on that highway by ourselves. As dark as it was, there was a quiet comfort inknowing that the sun would...
by Sami | Dec 7, 2010 | Devotions, Faith
As parents, we often talk about giving our kids all the big things we didn’t have when we were young. Even though I frequently tell my kids they don’t need any more stuff and I privately pledge not to buy them any more “junk”, I still find myself stopping in store...
