Wedded Wednesdays
She always sat right in the center on the aisle. Never without a hat, and never in a pair of pants, she graciously greeted and visited with those who walked by her. When I came by, she always greeted me with excitement and a warm hug! Quickly, she would rummage through her perfectly matched pocket book (as she called it) to find candy for me. She was my grandmother, and I loved her dearly. I think many in the church probably assumed she was a widow, because she never once had her husband with her. But she was not [...]
Thirsty Thursdays
If you had to declare one word that would define your hope for 2013, what word would you choose? This question was presented to me a few years ago. Being a “lover of words” I jumped at the challenge. What do you think of the word, “Thankful?” No matter what the year brings, you choose to be thankful, even if hard times come? (1 Thes. 5:18) I mentioned this challenge to a friend recently, and she said the first word to come to mind was, “Repair,” because 2012 was a year packed with much grief and loss. “Transform” is an [...]
Female Fridays
Christmas is all about gifts, but not gifts you put under your Christmas tree. The kind I’m referring to are in the Christmas story in the Bible. The first gift was from Mary. God sent an angel to tell her she would have a son that would reign forever. What would her parents say? What would Joseph say? Who would ever believe her? Did she have any idea that one day she would stand at the foot of a cross and look up at her precious baby suffering for a world that could have cared less? Mary’s response to the [...]
Female Fridays
I am an over-committer. I say yes to everything. I say yes to anything. I say yes if it sounds fun. I say yes if it sounds boring. I say yes if I am bored. I say yes if my calendar is packed. I say yes if I think I am capable. I say yes if I think there is some shred of hope I could figure it out. And this week I hit my wall. I’ve hit my max. This morning while trying to get it all done, I had to swing back by our house to pick up something [...]
Thirsty Thursdays
Stumbling into the bathroom to brush my teeth on that chilly Thanksgiving morning 7 years ago, I did NOT expect to see the thawing caracas of a 27 lb turkey bobbing lazily around the bathtub. No one should really ever wake up that way. It’s quite a shock. Going downstairs, I didn’t find the usual aromas wafting through the air, but instead smelled burning bread and heard my mom’s muffled cursing followed by some kind of small explosion. Rushing into the kitchen, I see her scrambling to shut off the garbage disposal that was spastically spewing potato peelings all over [...]
Mommy Mondays
I can’t even count the number of books I’ve read since becoming a parent. My night stand used to be filled with books that challenged my soul and mind. Now they range from breastfeeding to discipline to yes, even, potty time. But there is one thing I’ve learned that books can’t tell me: Only Chris and I will know how best to raise our kids. I don’t say that to sound prideful or conceited. I certainly don’t say it because we are experts in all things parenting (or even a few things). But I have been convicted that at some [...]
Female Fridays
Okay how many times have you day dreamed about sitting with your feet up and doing absolutely nothing all day? Perhaps you’ve longed to just watch TV or old movies all day. Maybe there is a book series you are anxious to dive into? The dream vanishes, and you are snapped right back into the reality of 4 loads of laundry to wash, a pile of clean clothes to put away, a dishwasher that’s waiting to be unloaded, and toilets to scrub. As I journey through the mundane, the little glimpses of lounging around still pop into my head and oh how [...]
Miscellaneous / Mommy Mondays
“Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8b Quietly she sat on the ground by the playground reading a book. I knew right away she was a Christian, and we just clicked. I had lived in Germany almost a month and was glad to have a new friend. Adrienne inspired me on many levels, but what I loved the most about her was that every time we were together she inspired me to be a better Christian, a better mom, a better wife, and a better friend. Her home was welcoming, warm and [...]
Mommy Mondays
Tonight I was talking with some friends about a parenting book I just ordered called the Strong-Willed Child to help this mama out with my tenacious toddler. One woman jokingly said they need to write a book about the Strong-Willed Husband. To which I responded, and my poor man needs a copy of the Strong-Willed Wife. At the time I was joking. But, if I am honest, it’s true: My name is Becky Kiser and I am a strong-willed wife. Chris and I couldn’t be any more different. I make 50 decisions a day without hesitation, he takes 50 days [...]
Mommy Mondays
A few weeks ago I read a blog post titled, “How to miss a childhood.” It will forever fall into that small category of writings that have wrecked me. And I hope, in time, it makes it onto the list of writings that have literally changed the way my life was going. Because I realized, my life needed
