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Lessons in the Unseen Realm

May 18, 2018 by growin49_wp

Wednesday night, I watched the powers of good and evil wrestle over souls overtaken by the devil’s schemes. Two different battles enraged, each seeming to give over to the forces of darkness. Then, a single lantern illuminated Truth. Where did I witness such an epic scene? In the ballet “Unseen” on a Lubbock stage, performed by Christ in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biblical Truth, challenges, church, church family, darkness, grief, grief and loss, grieving, hope, joy, light

A new and different kind of Joy.

April 5, 2016 by growin49_wp

Our congregation planted a tree in honor of our elder. The children of the church helped pile the dirt over the roots. The grandchildren of our elder watered the soil and (with assistance) lowered the tree into the hole. This was an emotional few minutes. My sweet Madilynn (who I don’t take my eyes off of in moments like these) continued kicking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 1 word link up, a mother's heart, church, church family, grief, grief and loss, grieving, growing, growing up in the Lord, harvest of joy, invest in your children, legacy, memories

A Growing Cloud of Witnesses

March 22, 2016 by growin49_wp

Sometimes we have no words for an event or situation. Sometimes the real problem is we have a jumble of too many words and getting them out or processing them interferes with all the emotions connected to the words. The past few days have been filled with such words and emotions for me. I’m once again pondering the brevity of our earthly lives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: church family, grief, grief and loss, stay at home mom

When Prayers are Bittersweet

February 1, 2016 by growin49_wp

When God answers our prayers, how do we respond? If we pray for the hurting to find rest, are we ready to accept God’s definition over our own? When we pray for people to change for the better, for families to be reunited, but also that children remain safe and loved, how do we respond to the gut-wrenching rip when the answer is some children need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: a mother's heart, church family, friends, God answers, prayer

The Music of My Heart

July 6, 2015 by growin49_wp

If my voice could hold out, I would sing all day every day. I have enjoyed the singing part of church service as far back as I can remember. I can close my eyes and see my child self - singing all the words to all the hymns loudly (and likely not on key, at that time in my life). As I grew up, I learned how to sing “right” in addition to singing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: good morning mondays, Home fellowship, make your home sing monday, memories Tagged With: worship

If Your Spiritual Life Had a “gas gauge”

May 2, 2015 by growin49_wp

We live in a technological age. Everything is “smart” – our phones, computers, appliances, and even cars. In the fall of 2009, we bought our first Escape (or started making monthly payments on our first Escape). The digital gas gauge told us how many miles we could go until the tank would empty. A few thousand miles later, image my surprise when a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: church family, running on fumes, running out of gas Tagged With: spiritual discipline, spiritual growth

November 2013 in Review

December 11, 2013 by growin49_wp

Germany celebrates many holy days of various saints. Through Dietrich's attendance at a German Kindergarten, we have learned about some of the culture and traditions. St. Martin was a Roman soldier turned monk after his baptism as an adult. He earned sainthood by performing a good Samaritan deed of sharing his cloak with a beggar during a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Euro American Retreat, Home fellowship, Lantern fest, November, St Martin's Day, thanksgiving

Sweet Fellowship – Just a sliver of the pie

November 18, 2013 by growin49_wp

After two years in Germany, attending Ktown church of Christ, we were finally able to host home fellowship. Our living room comfortably(snugly) held 32 people, ranging in age from three months to 71 years. Our third-floor apartment is acoustically sound (pun intended) making for exceptional singing. Peter used some of the gleanings from his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: church family, Home fellowship, military life Tagged With: army life, family

August 2013 Review

August 31, 2013 by growin49_wp

While not as packed with activity as July, August bustled with fun just the same. From VBS, to home fellowship, to Peter's birthday, every day held knew adventures. Dietrich also started back to the German Kindergarten and this year is a "Treff-Kinder" (one or two days out of the week, he and the other five-year-olds will go to a separate class for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: church, church family, Every day moments, Fruit of the Spirit, Home fellowship, Ice cream social, Perry the Platypus cake, VBS

July Adventures: Sesame Street, Koln, and Going Barefoot

August 5, 2013 by growin49_wp

We packed so much fun into the month of July. The sun came out and we enjoyed some park dates with friends (Dietrich has friends of all ages, this particular friend is a teenage boy). Madilynn discovered park swings are fun. For the Fourth of July four-day weekend, we took our first trip to Cologne. We drove and both kids did really well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: church family, friends, Germany, Sesame Street, travel, USO Tagged With: army life, friendship, overcoming, parenting

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