and Purposeful Prose
Image by Ben Scherjon from Pixabay My College journey is nearing the finish line once again. Today was my last Saturday in class, thank the Lord! Ten hours in class, homework, and assignments, on top of what I was already carrying at work and home, felt like a marathon. Completely draining. I thought this was [...]
Image by ymyphoto from Pixabay The great journey continues! I can't believe we're already almost half way through August! Where does the time go!? It seems there aren't enough hours in the day. Or is this simply my current path? It wasn't so long ago I felt uncomfortably isolated (not solely because of the isolation [...]
Image by Julie Rose from Pixabay As an Early Childhood Educator (working with infants and toddlers), I have the privilege of seeing little eyes and ears begin to piece life together. Their first sights and sounds form the early developmental framework of this puzzle we call life. And it truly is a puzzle. The full [...]
photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user AngelaYSmith We've set sail The crew is all here Our direction is set But the way seems unclear. The fog rolls in Then it lifts to reveal the sun It's a mystery what our plight will be Until each day's begun. The waves rise high Then the seas are [...]
Image by Jason Goh from Pixabay I didn't plan to work with infants and toddlers. The last 10 months were spent studying for my basic ECE certificate to work with 3 - 5 year-olds. However, when I was offered the job I felt that starting with the littlest ones would be a great opportunity to [...]
What's just over that hill? You may not know, but I do. These are my own words, as I know there's a river just on the other side. But God would say the same thing. You can't see what's up ahead but He knows the plans He has for you. …"plans to prosper you and [...]
[...deeper into the path...] A Pilgrimage takes one on a long journey. Usually to a foreign country. As followers of Christ that country is heaven. However, God also takes us on our own individualized journeys that may lead us to unimaged places here on earth. "Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the [...]
My mind is tired The path is worn I've been pushing up this hill forlorn The weight of another day ahead The road long traveled Is wearing my tread. But I still have breath And I'm still alive The way isn't clear But I still can rise I can’t see the answers But I'm still [...]
We use the term "plowing ahead" to say that we are continuing to do something difficult or unsuccessful without resistance. Or as Paul the Apostle would put it, we press on toward the goal. What was Paul's goal? It was a deeper relationship with Christ. As I think about plowing ahead two things come to [...]
Continued from The Path... The beginning of this story starts HERE. Andrew was a lot like mushrooms after a bad rain. He just kept popping up. I never complained about this either. Since he worked at the other end of the mall, he’d drop by on his lunch breaks. So for the next month I [...]
Pippi's Poetry 