Sink Or Swim
A few weeks ago, a friend challenged me to do two things:Approach each day, all day long, with no expectations.Accept when my agenda gets changed. She encouraged me that if I can open my heart and mind to whatever people and circumstances bring to me, instead of focusing on my plans and how they do or don't fit into my plans, I will lash out in anger and frustration much

Unwrapped: Surrender
(Click the image to visit Chatting At the Sky and see what others have unwrapped this past week.)This hymn, whose tune I do not know, was the small gift uncovered in a book I'm reading. It is my prayer this week as God continues to patiently guide this wandering, foolish, foolhardy sheep onto firm footing.

Sunday
(image courtesy of Spirit & Truth Fellowship International) "The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it

Friday Quick Takes
Don't forget to visit Conversion Diary for more Friday Quick Takes! 1. I've officially fasted from Facebook for one week. I'm ashamed to say I struggled with "withdrawal" the first couple of days. I haven't missed it much this week, once I got past that. What I have missed is being in touch with old friends who live far away. So I've been thinking about resurrecting my page so they have

In Which My Forgetfulness Leads to Feline Vandalism
My brain has gone on strike. It lets me walk out the door for a 5-hour zoo excursion without bringing the dog inside and putting her in her crate. It laughs when I leave lights on, music blaring, ovens heating, and perishable foods out when running kids to and from lessons. It taunts when I return home from errands without the one thing I really truly needed. Today, I went grocery shopping for