Look Up
I had a moment today, one that opened my eyes to truth about looking up. During my life, my precious mother has encouraged me to, "Look up" when I was focusing on pain, problems or hurt. She is wise, for sure, but I had no idea that her advice matched...
Lisa Maples | Jan 14, 2017 | 0 Comments
Peace
A snow day in my town today, Sunday, January 8, meant that church was cancelled. I miss gathering with other Christians at our church so my family and I read the Bible and prayed in our family room at home. We focused on Romans 5:1-5 and talked about...
Lisa Maples | Jan 9, 2017 | 0 Comments
Christmas 2016
I made cookies today with my family. I wish I could say that it was easy. The end product makes it look like it was just a fun day, and it was, but there were some glitches. Isn't it great to see the end product? When you're blending the...
Lisa Maples | Dec 27, 2016 | 0 Comments
Repeat the Sounding Joy
Tonight, my family piled into the van so we could drive around town looking at holiday lights. We turned down that special street then suddenly, it was New York City! Millions of lights sparkled piercing through the darkness. Santa...
Lisa Maples | Dec 20, 2016 | 0 Comments
Waiting
It took an hour but I did it. Six days before the 2016 presidential election I went to early voting. I had been to this same early voting place, a local library, last week but decided to try again later because there was a long wait. On Wednesday...
Lisa Maples | Nov 5, 2016 | 1 Comment
Revealing and Rising
As I drove to my "2nd look" ultrasound today, I heard a radio commentator mention that as chlorophyll exits, it reveals the true colors of leaves. It's not that the leaves are changing as much as it is that their color is being revealed. I had been awaiting this...
Lisa Maples | Oct 12, 2016 | 1 Comment
A New Season
Labor Day Weekend. Oh what a welcome rest after two weeks at school. Two very demanding weeks for me. Seeing the kiddos at school has been exciting. It's all the other stuff that has drained me: Late days, keeping track of and assigning iPads, labeling 200...
Lisa Maples | Sep 4, 2016 | 0 Comments
