Joyfully Ever After

It has been a while since I have blogged due to traveling. When I got back from a mission trip to Honduras, I felt I needed to pray through the thoughts, images and sounds that I have been exposed to before sharing. There were three teams from our church this summer that served an orphanage …

Today is such a BIG day in the Barron household. There are all kinds of fours rolling around. The Rid-dad is forty-FOUR years old. We have also been a family for FOUR years today. We have FOUR kids and every bit of it is FOR Him. Many friends have joked that Ridley married me on …

As I finished up my clean-eating lemon and blueberry oatmeal this morning, a statement from a conversation with Morgan yesterday rang in my head. I guess I was thinking about how I would rather be eating a donut but my oatmeal was good for me. My statement to Morgan was along the same lines. She …

I am having a ball digging around in the Old Testament. I can’t always say that. I have been studying the history of The Day of Atonement. Atonement means to make amends or to reconcile. That was a day set aside when the Israelites could have their sins covered by the high priest who brought …

I had a gift of a day yesterday. It was like Christmas in July! I headed out for a brunch with some long time friends that I haven’t seen in a while. The hostess was this amazing girl from our youth group long ago. She is all grown up now with kids. I have watched …

Over the last several days I have had lots of thoughts about crushes! They haven’t been thoughts of reflection back to my fifth grade playground crush or any inappropriate attention to the latest Hollywood hunk. I am referring to THE crushed. The crushed in spirit. Let’s play a little C.S.I. (Crushed Spirit investigation) Our hearts …

Here is a Lisa fun fact: I play the piano. Now before you start trying to get me to come play at your party, please understand it is simply a “for fun” hobby. I absolutely love the sound of the piano. It is all my uncle Greg’s fault. The guy can play the piano! Growing …

As we sat in church yesterday and learned about double portion which is referenced through the story of Elijah and Elisha in 2 Kings, I smiled. It was Father’s Day and I couldn’t help but think of the double portion blessing that God has given me. One blessing is my father and the other is …

Recently, Ridley and I came back into town and as we made the late night ride home from the airport, all I could think about was getting in my own bed. I walked in the door of my house and I was greeted by the smell of trash. Then I noticed my kitchen. The counters …

I had a moment the other day that made me focus on how people often need validating. I had just returned from being out of town and found out that my grandma had gone into a coma while I was gone. Her health has been deteriorating at 85 years old. She has recently been in …