Operation: Asa Joy

February 27, 2020 This picture. It is a snapshot into my life right now. It brings me joy. The wall calendar – We bought a four-month calendar last year. A one month one did not work for us. We have 3 children with jobs now, one child taking Ninja classes, and 5 kids in theater classes. I am directing and volunteering at STP. We needed a way to see the bigger picture. It has changed the way we run the house. The rule is – if it is not on the calendar then Carl and I are not tracking it. It lets the older kids own their own schedules. My vinyl Psalm 46:10 sticker – We bought this when we first moved into the house. It is my mother’s favorite verse. It reminds me to pray for my family. It also reminds be to be still. God loves my family more than I ever could. He is working in our lives drawing us closer to Him each day even when that day seems chaotic. My ocean picture – One of my favorite places to be in the whole world is the ocean. There is something abou...

O, thou Father of my life, Thou King of my life, Wound my heart that it may be healed; Break it that thine own hand may make it whole. This phrase just struck me this morning when I read it in Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions . I caused me to think back to the times in my life when I learned the most about God and my relationship with Christ. The times when I grew the most all came out of my heart being wounded in some way or another. Brokenness. I learned so much when I went to England and things did not turn out the way they were supposed to. I was hurt emotionally and spiritually. It took a long time to get over the bitterness that arose from that experience. God worked in my life and I came out the other side of that trial closer to Him than ever before. I learned so much when I went through a time of wondering why God had not brought anyone into my life when it seemed like all the other girls my age were getting married...