Author: mrsjschon
Library Time 103
I recently started something new in our family. I've lowered the time by one hour for when all technology has to be turned off. Then I read to everyone. Not for an hour - I wouldn't last that long. For the first half of our reading time I'm reading Amazing Love: True Stories of the …
Friday File 83
Here I am actually popping on to get you caught up with our family. I haven't written a Friday post since February, and we've had a lot of things happen - some good, some not so good. In May on Victoria Day my seven-year-old son fell of his bike, and we ended up at the …
Helping the Grieving
I've had a lot of time the last few months to think about the best way to help those who are grieving. We are surrounded by those who grieve. It is a sad part of the fallen world that we live in. There is the child who has lost a parent. The husband who lost …
All That Thrills My Soul
This is one of the songs that we sang in church yesterday - All That Thrills My Soul by Thoro Harris. The words really spoke to me since I have been experiencing a closer walk with the Lord since my husband's death. I know that He alone can cheer me sometimes, and I am learning …
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Just a Closer Walk With Thee is a traditional hymn that is also a beautiful prayer for those feeling overwhelmed by life. When we can acknowledge our weakness then God is able to work in and through us. My thoughts on each verse: 1 - To be satisfied with only Jesus and to daily walk …
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
I love this song. I love to play it, to sing it. It is such a joyful call to worship God for all that He is and all that He has done for us. The author was only thirty when he died, but what a legacy he left behind in this one hymn. I believe …
Intentional Simplicity 