This past weekend, my mother-in-law gave me a couple African Violet slips to plant. (For the record – I am so much not a plant person, I just had to look up what they were called…) Now, it’s not that I don’t like to be surrounded by plants and beautiful flowers. I do – they make me very happy! Unfortunately, neither of my thumbs are very green. Hence, two slips for a better chance of having some blooming violets later this summer…
Some of you have probably been wondering about the weekly updates (or lack thereof) for our Family Meetings. Well, I am going to ask you to refer to the tagline of this site, Our family’s journey to find faith and joy. (Emphasis on the word, journey.)
Like everyone else, we were busier and had more abbreviated Family Meetings lately. Some were held in the car; others, over dinner. Did we talk as a family? Absolutely. Were they effective? Not so much…
It’s funny what fear does to the body. Your heart rate increases, palms start to sweat, maybe your mouth goes dry.
But, then what? Do you go, full-force, at whatever it is? Or, do you freeze?
Have you ever been on a boat, just floating on a calm lake on a sunny day? Put yourself on that boat. Think about how peaceful and relaxing that is. You feel the warmth of the sun, and the slight bobbing of the boat after a random boat passes by. It’s such a wonderful feeling to be out there – forgetting all your troubles and problems. As you drift to sleep, you think, what a perfect day…
