Brandon and I were recently presenting on de-escalating behavior strategies to a group of educational professionals. We explained restorative discipline verses punitive punishment. We explained restorative discipline as having grace but correcting the behavior through love. Punitive punishment is drawing a hard line and every small mess up has a harsh consequence. As we were presenting, The Lord put on my heart that under His blood we live by restorative discipline (grace) an

How many times in our life do we get in a hurry? If you’re like me I look for every way to cut a few minutes of time out of a situation so I can move on to the next task for the day. This even sometimes creeps into prayer life and how we talk to God. What I mean is that we begin to get generic and group things together. We say things like thank you Lord for our Blessings or heal the sick in our families and friends. But if we look at Psalms 66:16 the back end of the verse t

“We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.” 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 NASB I’ve been listening to a lot of teaching on the thought life and quantum physics. What’s particularly interesting is how much our thought life dictates our emotional and physical health overall. For instance,

“Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 NASB This was in my reading for today and spoke volumes to me. So often I let the worries of the day and the situations affect my behavior. As I was reading in Proverbs I was almost rushing through it when I stopped and had to re-read the 3rd and 4th verse. Do not let kindness and tr

“We’ll be home in two more days,” Larry said. “Are you ready?” We zoomed past the slow vehicle while traveling in our RV. Our four months in Oregon in 2012 while volunteering with the Sower ministry and then sight-seeing was completed. Larry and I love to travel. We enjoy visiting museums, historical places, amusement parks, flea markets, national and state parks. The marvelous scenery God has provided is unforgettable. Seeing family and friends is a highlight. It is excitin