Author: mrsjschon
Always the Same
Last week my daughter had some hymns playing when this song came up. Since my thoughts have been so much with my husband as we just passed the third anniversary of his death this story came to my mind. It was a beautiful fall day the day we buried my husband. The sky was a …
Draw Me Nearer (Part 2)
Last week I talked about the first two verses of "Draw Me Nearer." This week I'm looking at the last two verses. Yesterday in church we were challenged to really meditate on the cross and all it means to us. Jesus died that painful, humiliating death of crucifixion for our sins. May we be continuously …
Simple Living 9
We've had a pretty good summer, and now we've already finished four weeks of school! School is going so much better this year. I'm planning on writing a post to tell you what we're doing because it might help you too. 🙂 In the past two weeks I've learned to make yogurt (something I always …
Draw Me Nearer
I believe I've mentioned this a couple of times recently, but one thing I really love about our church is the singing. And not just singing for singing's sake. We often reminded and encouraged to let the words sink down into our souls. This past Sunday night "Draw Me Nearer" was requested as a favourite …
God on the Mountain
We all know how easy it is to have faith when everything is going right. How easy it feels to love and serve God. I know that feeling. I remember one day talking to a friend about God's blessings on my life, and she told me I was spoiled. I happily pleaded guilty to her …
Here is Love
I first heard this song on a CD of Welsh singer, Huw Priday, which is appropriate since William Rees was Welsh. Rees lived in the 1800's. He was blinded in one eye at a young age from small pox. From what I can tell he grew up poor with little education becoming a shepherd. He …
Simple Living 8
In some ways I feel like this week has been anything but simple. I have been crazy busy every day. Some days I get to the end of the day and feel like I've hardly even seen my younger boys that day. That being said, it has been a productive week. One big check off …
Great is Thy Faithfulness
I can hardly believe that I have not written a post about this hymn yet. A most beloved and well known hymn throughout the Christian world. The author, Thomas O. Chisholm, was raised on a farm on Kentucky and saved around the age of 26. By all accounts he was a simple man serving the …
Intentional Simplicity 