I am alone tonight. This isn’t unusual. And frankly, since kids are in bed and husband is working, I can get some of the ‘me time’ that I crave. And best yet, it’s the beginning of my Sabbath (Friday night…
Author: The Broken Mandolin
I hate change. And I think i’ve only heard from one person who said “Oh I love change.” My thoughts…you’re nuts or lying. Today I participated in a meeting that centered around change. Lucky for me the discussion was in…
I am guilty. I am guilty of the mad rush to get myself and kiddos out of the house in the morning. I am guilty of barely getting home in time to spend a little quality time with the kids…
This morning I felt….weak. Well….tired and weak. Children were loud when I was still sleeping, my responsibility is to keep 3 young children quiet when daddy is also sleeping after being on night shift. And I’d stayed up late with…
I’m a title person. I enjoy (and always have) coming up with a line, a couple of words, that both hopefully pique interest and also sits a reader back a minute, making them go ‘huh’. So, yes, why ‘the Broken…
I am fascinated by the story of Gideon. The somewhat reluctant and unexpected judge (leader) of Israel who led the revolt of his people against the Midianites…who had conquered and was oppressing Israel. I do not plan to repeat the…
And possibly my biggest risk. There was an older Christian song that I used to have burned onto my “Sacred Music” CDs (I told you I’m old) that would intro with some spoken words by dc Talk “The greatest single…
Does God care about me? I find that most Christians believe that God loves them, and that He can do miracles….but our belief in a big God kinda ends with big things. If someone asks if God will answer prayers…
It’s day I-don’t-know-what of quarantine. I’m hungry. Not because we have run out of food…we are blessed. Because I need God to be tactile today. And I need prayer to be a focus today. I’ve done a fast before. …
Ok. I was distressed by the time I got to work this morning. (Never a good start.) On the radio I’d heard a Christian movie review and the announcer’s response for a ‘family friendly’ movie coming out in the theaters…