Psalm 59 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me. Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. For …
To say I’ve been in a little bit of an existential crisis regarding our homeschooling choices for high school would be somewhat accurate. A reader wrote and asked if I had written about our high school choices because she couldn’t find anything. That’s because there isn’t anything yet about our plans. We are “officially” wrapping …
Psalm 35:4-10, 17-28 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of …
"And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people."
Psalm 17 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit. May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and …
Sometimes I see a book in the bookstore and instinctively know there’s a high probability it will be coming home with me. Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler was one of those books. But I have to be honest. After I picked it up and opened it, I almost didn’t keep reading because the …
Psalm 10 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. In his …
Psalm 5 Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray. In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation. For You are not a …
Last week we had a cord of firewood delivered. We don’t heat with firewood, but use it for cozy enjoyment all autumn and winter. We do, however, count the fireplace as a backup heat source. Because we live in an area with a long winter, this is important. David has started stacking the wood and …
I mentioned last week in Simple Living This Week No. 79 that I have decided to fully return to old-fashioned blogging. While I’ve toyed with this idea in the past, I’ve never gone all-in on completely pivoting in another direction. Sometimes change is a slow process with multiple steps and then clarity comes all at …
Happy August. I’m feel like I’m drowning in too many good things. How are you doing? LOL! One thing I’ve always said here is I would not be a hypocrite. So the truth of the matter is that I have felt like I’ve been drowning in Open Mental Tabs and things to be done for …
Proverbs 14:1-11 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him. The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the …
