Lighthouse Keepers

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live." John 11:25 Easter is approaching and with that we often think of the resurrection of Jesus. We see lots of pictures and quotes about the empty tomb and our risen saviour, and it truly is amazing. Our God is NOT dead, he IS alive!!! But is that all Jesus is to us? A nice picture or quote? There is so much purpose in the resurrection of Jesus, without it we would still be dead in our sin. "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection."     Romans 6:5 "Blessed be the God and our Father of our Lord    Jesus, which according to his abundant mercy hath    begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3 It is    by his resurrection that we have a lively hope. That we can have life....

Ten years ago I became a mom. A mom…..something I had always wanted to be. Something I had looked forward to with anticipation and longing. Images of happy days and smiling children, fun and laughter, making memories and being friends filled my head. It was going to be GREAT!!!!! Ten years later and I can say it is great and all those things I listed are a part of our reality, but there’s another side that I wasn’t prepared for. A world filled with tears, desperate prayers, silent anguish, frustration, anger, uncertainty and guilt. Of not knowing what to do or where to turn. Looking at my beloved child and feeling hopeless, helpless and so alone. But I know I am not alone. I know there are so many other moms out there facing the same battle and that is why I want to share what God has been teaching me, especially as of late. ( Source ) If you follow me on social media, you may have seen my posts about raising a child who is ‘different’. My out-of-the-box, “oh my goodness” chi...

February...........the month when love is celebrated on the 14th. But what is it? Do any of you know the history of Valentines Day?  If not, I would encourage you to look it up.  It is quite interesting to know where it came from, how it started and why we do what we do now because of it.  (Mind you, my husband is anti valentines because he says he doesn't need a man made day to tell him to bring his wife chocolate and flowers..........lol.  I don't mind because I do prefer surprises. :)  Now as I was preparing to write about this topic, I was having a bit of trouble and my thoughts were pretty scattered, but a friend of mine told me to use a spatula, scrape them together and get it done.  So this is what I scraped up ;). The more I studied and read, the more I realized how amazing love is! I also realized my understanding of love has been at best, quite shallow.  This is a poem I wrote in high school, that made me see that I had been questi...

A new year has begun. Who knows if this may be our last one?   "But of that day and hour no one knows , Not even the Angels in heaven, Nor the Son, but only the Father." Mark 13:32-33 "Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is." This has become very real to us this past year, yes we have accepted Christ into to our lives but are we really watching like it says in Mark13:33?   We don't know when it will be our turn to meet the Lord, it will most likely come faster then we expect.   I don't know about you but I'm excited to meet the Lord I can't wait to spend eternity with Him and be all done with the trials and tears. "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes,  there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.  There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Revelation 21:4 We love that verse! It's such an encouragement to me and my...

Writing lists, setting calendar reminders in my phone, planning things ahead of time...these are just a few things I do to help me prepare and organize my day-to-day tasks. I don’t prefer last-minute planning; it makes me feel stressed. I like to have goals to accomplish and to check them off when I’ve reached them. I like to organize my time and schedule accordingly. I’m a list-maker like I’ve already stated. I like structure and smooth sailing. Don’t throw spontaneity at me. I don’t like having the boat rocked. Don’t you think God knows all this about me? He wouldn’t throw me for a loop hole knowing I would feel stressed and overwhelmed, right? WRONG. November 9, 2016 is a day that all my organizing/preparing was ‘thrown out the window’. Our precious son was born at 2:27pm on November 9 - a whole 5 weeks EARLY according to ultrasound dates, etc. My iPhone calendar was filled with things to do each week BEFORE baby Carter was to arrive. I wanted to get...