Waiting and Hoping – BFFs!

Think of yourself sitting in a waiting room.  Waiting, waiting for the doctor.  Maybe for one of those icky uncomfortable exams.  Or how about after you've had 8 glasses of water to drink without being able to go to the bathroom and driving over the seemingly bumpiest roads on the continent. It's not that you are SO looking forward to climbing up onto that table and…...

Her Story: Janice Nicholson

Sherri asked me to consider sharing some of my thoughts and experiences here on her blog since she feels a particular burden to be an encouragement to women and wanted to share various stories from other women.  I have thought about it for over a week now.  I actually wrote something else.  It was really long but then today it came to me and here it is and not as long. Have you...

Life from the perspective of the #1 daughter :)

Hey I'm Rachel, one of the five! I'm 15 years old, with blonde hair with purple underneath and I was homeschooled until grade 5 and now am in grade 10 in public school. I love to play the piano (it's my baby!), listen to Christian rock music, read, write, sing, shop, text, and a wack load of other things! Life is crazy in the Jason household… my room is constantly insane messy,...

Measuring God

I picked up a book at the library:  Time Management From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern.  The first chapter is really interesting. It’s all about having a new perception of time.   So often time is about a feeling.  Time flies when you are having fun.  It drags so slowly when you are waiting for something special.  A watched pot never boils. It seems so intangible -  hard to grasp. ...

This is a Blahg post

Any guess on how this weather is making me feel today?   Blah!  Trying to fight the headache that comes with it and wishing I could just pull covers up over my head and sleep!  But at the same time,  sitting here while I hear the rain is oddly comforting in a way as well.  I love that sound!  It brings back good memories of Camp Li-Lo-Li and drifting off to sleep as the rain hit steadily on the...