Month: October 2016

“Thank You! And keep praying!” Those were the words from my chiropractor to my new BSF small group, a bunch of prayer warriors.

The alarm went off this morning and I snoozed it. And then snoozed it again. Today was going to be another difficult day. My body gave out after Bible study, and I’d only gotten about ninety minutes of sleep last night. And to top it all off, today third grade was going on a field trip to the zoo. To the zoo. Sure, the students would attend a couple half hour classes, but everybody knows that any field trip to the zoo means walking and lots of it. I’d been dreading this day since the day the field trip was scheduled. Continue reading “Thank You!” →

“Sa –scha.”
“But Daddy!”
“No, Sascha.”
“But Daddy, I didn’t get to play very much.” the four year old whined as her older brothers started putting away the Wii.

“No,” Daddy said again, “It’s time to put the game away.”

But Sascha didn’t give up. Determined, she walked over to where her dad was sitting. Placing one hand on each of his knees, she leaned forward, looked straight into his eyes, “P-l-e-a-s-e, Daddy.” she cried. Continue reading “Sascha’s Tears” →