Tag: empty nest
Today, Mary’s story reminds me that gratitude is a critical element in the parenting but also in our own personal growth. We will never outgrow our need to be grateful.
This scripture skips across a couple hundred cell towers and into my heart. “He gently leads those that have young.” This isn’t just a promise for the young, but for those who have young. What comfort!
The winter-time flurry of childhood wonder has come and passed all too quickly. But still, it’s Christmas. Christ has come and He’s coming again. And thankfully, Advent reminds me to wait with joyful anticipation even as the seasons change.
“I gave you empty stomaches in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to Me.” (Amos 4:6 NIV) If I am understanding Amos correctly, the people of God loved to worship; they adored the rituals and the routines.…
As I consider our own son’s exodus from the safety of our nest, I think of another Son setting out into a world that He and His Father had created.
“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worried about what might or might not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” (Matthew 6:34 MSG) It’s been creeping in…