by Gayla Grace | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Waiting
It seems we have to wait for so many things. We wait on God to answer our prayers. We wait on test results to come back from the doctor. We wait for winter to end so spring can begin. We wait on a good relationship to form with our stepchildren. And on and on. But...
by Gayla | Feb 6, 2013 | Blog, Change, Prayer, Waiting
I was approaching 40 years old. My husband and I had four children already – we each brought two from our previous marriage. My husband had had a vasectomy almost ten years prior. How could we even consider having a child together? “Delight yourself in the...
by Gayla | Mar 21, 2011 | Blog, Faith, surrender, Waiting
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSVqHcdhXQ?fs=1]My daughter shared this beautiful song with me recently – “Blessings” by Laura Story. I was having a hard day and was stressing over how we were going to survive the long...
by Gayla | Feb 22, 2011 | Blog, Faith, hope, perseverance, stepparenting heartache, Waiting
Crocuses are in full bloom in the state of AR and it is a beautiful sight. Although the temperature is still cool outside, it’s a great reminder that Spring is around the corner and the harsh days of winter will be behind us.As I gazed at our crocuses...
by Gayla | Feb 15, 2011 | Blog, Faith, Prayer, stepparenting heartache, surrender, Waiting
My husband’s job ends next week. We moved to Conway, AR eleven years ago for my husband to assume the position of Director of Operations with a manufacturing company. His job has provided a comfortable living for us here as we’ve raised our children. But,...
by Gayla | Jan 19, 2011 | Balance, Blog, boundaries, take care of yourself, Waiting
Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” Francis Chan I’ve always admired Tony Dungy. As head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, he was the first African American coach to...
by Gayla | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog, Faith, peace, Prayer, Waiting
“Seven days without prayer makes one weak.” Author unknown”Pray Without Ceasing” (I Thess. 5:17). It’s a short verse with powerful words that we often neglect. How easy it is to disregard our need...
by Gayla | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog, Grace, stepparenting heartache, Waiting
Nathan, 2010″Mom, I’m sorry my friend was talking like that in front of you,” my nine year old son, Nathan, said as I put him to bed last night. He was referring to some crude language a neighbor was using while playing at our house. My son...
by Gayla | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog, Faith, perseverance, Waiting
“Wait, Wait, Wait on the Lord.” That’s the title of the most recent blog post I was reading that updates the recovery of my friend’s daughter who was in a terrible car accident recently. The brain injury she suffered is taking longer to heal...
