sing like wildflowers

My full and kooky life as a homeschooling mommy to 2 great kids, raising a child with HLHS (Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome), coping with depression, following Jesus, and being much too camera happy.

Category: Bible reading thoughts

  • Another coffee shop Bible reading time. Currently, I’m reading the book of Matthews, which is what my Bible study group is studying. So far from the Bible study, we learned that the book of Matthew is the one of two gospel books (Matthew and Luke) that list the genealogy of Jesus. We also discussed the…

  • I’m trusting the process. It’s been a while since I’ve intentionally sat down and read the Bible. There are Bibles literally in every room of our house, but they collect dust over the days and weeks that they go untouched. Since the start of this semester, I’ve had some time to sit at Starbucks and…

  • Still in the hospital. I’m not even asking the doctors when we might be discharged. It puts too much pressure on Ellis, so we’re just staying put until we’re ready to go home. She had a moment of tears when her nausea hit again this morning, since she I pray for healing and complete recovery…

  • Last Thursday I wrote a post about my new large print Bible and half-heartedly wondered the deeper purpose of reading the Bible and anything tangible I could gain from it. Aside from the obvious that it’s the living word of God and life enriched by its reading, my results-oriented mind asked, “am I wasting my…

  • This is a great verse to memorize and meditate on during the day. My understanding is nothing like the Lord’s, so I need to trust that He knows what He’s doing and sees the whole picture. When we first started homeschooling, it wasn’t an option we happily considered. But Ellis’ heart condition and constant hospital…