LAUREN WASHER

Sitting on the couch on a brisk Saturday morning, trying to spend a few minutes reading my Bible before the children wake up. I hear drawers slamming, children talking, and down come my two little girls.  They crawl on the couch next to me, happy and ready for a few snuggles. I read about looking to the Lord, setting a…

My heart can twist and turn to look in many different ways. The best way for my heart to look is up, above me, above this earthly existence.  “Set your minds on  things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 As we set our minds above, our hearts will stop twisting and turning and relax in the…

The day we found out Mason had Down Syndrome, I wanted nothing more than for the Doctor to tell me it wasn’t true.  Or at least tell me that he wouldn’t have any of the medical problems associated with Down Syndrome. On days when my children disobey time after time, break yet another lamp {does anyone else have children that…

Speaking truth is not limited to just the one doing the speaking. If we truly want our hearts to be driven by the truth, then we need to not only speak it to others, but we need to be willing to listen to the truth when it’s spoken to us. This is easy to say, not so easy to do.…

Growing up there were many things that we were punished for, but there were two things my dad really got upset about: Spitting and Lying. I’m not so sure why the spitting was so upsetting–I won’t address that today–we’re going to talk about lying. Lying, or deceit, is the absolute opposite of truth.   Most of us probably wouldn’t consider…

We have reached the mid-point in this series, so I wanted to take a day and do some ‘maintenance’ and host a little giveaway! First of all, thank you for all the kind comments, both written and verbal, as I’ve been sharing with you about what GOD has done in my life over the past six months.   Secondly, there…

Source: picasaweb.google.com via Kim on Pinterest Will you rejoice today, right now? Allow your heart to be driven by the truth of God’s Word today, in this moment, and you will know God and live full for Him. To see a list of other posts in this series go here.

My body was weak from delivery, my heart weak from sorrow.  The thought of leaving the hospital terrified me.  I didn’t know how to care for a child with Down Syndrome.  I didn’t even know what Down Syndrome was, aside from the little they had told me in the hospital. I can’t do it.  I’m too weak, too ignorant, too…

source God gives special children to special people. God must have known that you all would be capable of handling a child with Down Syndrome. Of all the people to have a child with special needs, I can see why God chose you. In those first days of finding out Mason’s diagnosis, these things comforted me, and I know people…

Sitting by the ocean one quiet morning, I read: “Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty!” Psalm 93:4 The sound of waves crashing on the shore is constant, and in the crash we sense there is great power. The further away from the shore, the fainter the…