Who am I? So many labels can be applied to any of our lives. I'm a born-again follower of Jesus Christ, a pastor's wife, an author, mother, grandmother, musician, and blogger, and podcaster. "Beyond Common Sense" is a place where I share "Lessons Learned While Walking with Jesus." I have found that not only is God everywhere, but He teaches us through our experiences and common, ordinary examples from His world. From the inchworm to the tragedy of my husband's fall, all of these hold timeless truths handed to us by our heavenly Father to draw us closer to Him. How wonderful! What a privilege to share some of those lessons... with you!
We’re just minutes away from taking Nathan to the airport, which signals the close of another chapter. Where has the summer gone? Where is life going in such a hurry!!! Good-byes are never easy, but it helps me to think of all those dear mothers in the Old Country who put their sons and daughters … More Does Jesus Care?
With our unseasonably warm weather in March and then four to eight inches of snow on April 23rd, the fruit farmers are not going to have a bumper crop this year. As I look across my yard to the neighbor’s apple trees I see very little fruit! Can the same scenario play over in our … More Lessons From the Frozen Fruit Trees
I’m heading to a Dodge Ball Teen activity. I’ve made the taco fixins’ and am just about ready to roll. I keep telling the Lord that at age fifty-three, it’s time for someone else to do teens! Aren’t I too old, tired and grumpy?!! For any of you ladies that are in the Sunday School … More Duty or Delight
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 You may have noticed that the countdown calendar is not on my blog page any more. That’s because I just heard from my publisher that the date of publication has been moved back to March 2013. … More Dealing with Disappointment (Part Two)
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.” Job 1:21,22 Disappointment – something or someone that is not what you were … More Dealing with Disappointment
The peas are done, so I pulled them and all the weeds from that area out this morning. They were planted in the lower section of the garden in the best soil. As I dug and pulled and felt the rich earth, I wondered what to plant next. I don’t think I’ve ever done a … More The Parable of the Sower
My computer finally bit the dust. For a while, I was using the church’s laptop, but it has screen issues. Now, I’m using Nathan’s laptop – he’s so gracious. Because I wasn’t on my computer, I didn’t have my password for my blog (among other things!), so I couldn’t get into my site to write … More Disconnected
This spring, Mr. Robin and Mr. Bluebird joined forces to keep Mr. Squirrel out of the tree in my back yard! It happens to be the tree that contains my bird feeder; however, there must have been a nest up there somewhere as well. I’ve never seen anything like it This went on for several … More Desperate Parenting
” And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.” Mr 6:31 It’s amazing what a day of rest will do for the body, mind and soul. Yesterday was my … More Come Apart and Rest
“It takes twenty years to make a sermon, because it takes twenty years to make the man. The true sermon is a thing of life. The sermon grows because the man grows. The sermon is forceful because the man is forceful. The sermon is holy because the man is holy. The sermon is full of … More Be An Example
