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Around the Supper Table

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We gather around our supper table daily to share with family. Not only do we enjoy the hugs and laughter, but it gives us an opportunity to share our journey so that we can strengthen and encourage one another.

We have created this blog in hopes that our struggles, and sometimes revelations, can help you. We know that life can be difficult, but it is only through Him that we “live, and move, and have our being . . .” (Acts 17:28).  He hasn’t taken our struggle from us, but He has given us purpose in our struggles that we may help each other.

In Matthew 11:28-30 it reminds us to, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

If you want to understand our thoughts behind a blog, get to know the author more, or you’d just rather listen to us, join us on YouTube where we read our blogs, then discuss them with another member of the family, usually Pa.  Trials and Triumphs is also on YouTube.

We also share daily Bible verses on YouTube that are available through phone calls if you contact us.  These daily verses, and the original commentary, are shared by every member of our farm family from the youngest child to the eldest leader.  We pray that the thought and prayers that go into preparing these verses and blogs touch you with God’s truth and love, and we appreciate feedback and prayer requests.

Around the Supper Table #154 – Kicking and Screaming: His Truth, Not Ours

20 Jul, 2023
What is control?  In a simple way, control is our attempt to try and get what we want from the circumstances around us. It is an attempt to remove anything negative or uncomfortable from the situations we are in. People..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #153 – Kicking and Screaming: Letting go of our Control

13 Jul, 2023
It is a simple question.  Where does your strength come from?  From the day we are born into this world, we start to adapt to the stresses and challenges around us.  I remember when my boys were born. Although both..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #152 – Who Does America Belong To?

6 Jul, 2023
America belongs to Americans.  Who are Americans?  First, who they are not.  They do not represent a single race, or an educational level of achievement, nor a social class.  They are identified by morals – simple, collective morals like doing..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #151 – Just Go with the Flow

29 Jun, 2023
Growing up my family’s favorite phrase was, “Just go with the flow.”  If you’ve ever seen the movie Finding Nemo, I can confirm that a sea turtle is not my spirit animal. In Finding Nemo, you saw Crush the sea..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #150 – Attitude of Gratitude

22 Jun, 2023
So let me ask you this.  Who do you want to be in the Kingdom?  Do you want to just be, or do you want to be what you are created to be?  In Psalm 139 14-15 it says, "I..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #149 – Let Your Will be Done God . . . but Not That Way

15 Jun, 2023
When I was in high school, I broke my ankle playing basketball, and the entire thing ended up being an ordeal.  For context, I absolutely hated basketball. Not only had I broken the ankle, but I had broken it in..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #148 – Wake up or WOKE Up

8 Jun, 2023
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” -Psalm..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #147 – Freely Give

25 May, 2023
Giving.  It seems like such a simple word: the free transfer of a possession from one person to another.  It is such a common word in our language and something that we do frequently, and it seems to be the..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #146 – What is Humility

18 May, 2023
Once my boys found a centipede. They were fascinated with all of those legs and the giant pincer at the front of its mouth. Of course, they asked me if they could keep it, and being that I am a..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #145 – In Times of Despair

11 May, 2023
Good Morning Fellow Christians, It’s good to be alive and in God’s graces.  Wow things are moving fast in the world.  It seems like 52-card pickup.  That is where you through all of the cards in the deck into the..... Read More