Suzanne Griffin

A friend sent me a great article that I read this morning for devotions. This is exactly what I needed to be reminded of this very hour. Why is it so easy in times of pressure to be fearful? I often find myself at this very point. Thinking I'm strong and then when the storms come, not finding my calm in Christ until I or someone else seemingly slaps me as if saying, "Wake up woman!" God is in complete control. He is sovereign . Our mistakes are not big enough to ruin His end plans. --------- Article: When 20 years of countless prayers didn't fix it, I had to conclude either that God was ignoring me, or that I was asking for the wrong thing. Anxiety used to be my constant companion, and quite honestly he was no fun to hang with. He used to punch me in the pit of the stomach when I least expected it and his ravings kept me awake at night. Every time a circumstance emerged that caused him to appear, I begged God to change it so I would not be anxious. Rarely, if e...

Since Brian is my incessant talker and incessant busy body. He gives me plenty of things to get frustrated with and laugh at. At supper we were talking about our weekly achievements and goals for the next week and I was sharing that I was sorry that I had been so on edge and quick to snap and that it was my goal to get back on track and be gentle with my words and no yelling. And Brian asks, "Like Matthew's mom?". I smiled and said, "Yes." He added, "GOOD!" ________________ Brian: Have you even seen me while I'm sleeping? I'm telling you, I'm like an angel. ________________ As Brian was showing off his "skills" as he calls them, showing us how he knows karate, kicking, punching etc, he slipped and fell. He jumps to his feet and says, "Did you see that? That was my falling down skills." ____________________ Dancing with the Stars was on last night. I don't know what I even stopped to watch the couple dance, ...

Being that it is St. Patrick's Day, I mentioned to Gabby that Grandpa Findley's family had originally came from Ireland and that we were part Irish. And that is why several of the Findley's have red hair. As shock distorted her face she blurts out, "So I'm a Leprechaun ??!! That's why I'm so short? Is that why I have pointy ears? I bet that's why I can do the dance like the Irish girls (aka Riverdance ) so well. I had no idea I was a Leprechaun !" Why yes sweetie you are!

I have so many things that I have written down that I want to journal about that are swimming through my head that I'm having a difficult time seperating all my thoughts. Makensie has given me several reasons to smile recently. *As I'm swatting what seems like hundred's of flies that have invaded our home from leaving the back door open for a couple of hours...Makensie says, "Ahhh, how sweet. One of the flies is giving the other a ride on his back." SPLAT! *I got a single Always Pad sample in the mail. Brian opened it and asked what it was, Makensie explained, "It is a diaper for grown ups. They have to wear it so they don't pee the bed at night." He seemed fine with that answer, so I let well enough alone. *Gabby asks me how it is possible that a baby starts to grow in your tummy. Makensie explained, "Boys have seeds and when they kiss their wife it goes up through their mouth and into the mouth of the momma and then plants in their belli...

I continually find God's timing perfect. I was feeling rather defeated last week. While there are many rewards to homeschooling, is not without it's challenges. One that falls in both categories is being at home with the kids day in and day out. We are here alone. I have no family, on which I can call for just an afternoon of help and that takes a toll on my heart and mind at times. The big yellow bus would be a beacon of light most days. I could get my house clean, I could read a book without having to hide in the bathroom, I could have some peace and quiet, I wouldn't have to plan lessons, field trips, play dates. My kids are imperfect. They don’t always listen, want to do school or think I know best. It was difficult at 1st to sit and teach without butting heads. Then I realized that I had much bigger problems if I couldn ’t teach them and gain their respect as young children and so that gave me even more reason to work with their attitudes and hearts. I of course have a...

I'm reading this book - slowly but surely - Intimate Allies by Dan Allander and Tremper Longman . I started this book literally years ago and have picked it up and then put it aside many times. But I did make it through another chapter that was at God's perfect timing as usual. Here is on of my favorite paragraphs from this chapter. "God does not exclusively fill the human heart. He made humankind to need more than himself. The staggering humility of God to make something that was not to be fully satisfied with the Creator and the creation is incomprehensible." I had never thought about the fact that man is not fulfilled by God alone, but that we need that relationship, it is part of us.