Murphy’s Laws of Marriage
February 22, 2019 by Cynthia Ruchti
Filed under Daily Devotions, Family
I wish I’d known about Murphy’s Laws of Marriage a long time ago.
Husbands will only attempt to fix a leaky faucet if you’re in the middle of meal preparation.
Husbands will inevitably turn off water to the whole house for an indeterminate amount of time, reroute something that WAS working, and leave the project to go the store for more parts—in direct proportion to how much laundry and how many family members need to take a shower. Read more
No That’s Good
February 18, 2019 by Cynthia Ruchti
Filed under Daily Devotions, Humorous
One of my favorite children’s books—a fun read for both parents and kids—is That’s Good, That’s Bad by Margery Cuyler.
The normal response to the things happening to the little boy main character is “Oh, that’s good!” A trip to the zoo. A red balloon. A timely happenstance. But the narrator explains at every point, “No, that’s bad!” Disaster follows on the heels of what seem like smile-worthy provisions.
The Lifter of My Head
February 16, 2019 by Cynthia Ruchti
Filed under Daily Devotions, Personal Growth
When the delivery guy brought the flowering plant, several delicate blossoms danced above a mound of glossy, wide leaves.
Three days later, the stems of the blossoms drooped like overcooked linguini. I’d forgotten to water the plant.
It’s not often that the florist delivery team stops at my house, so I felt especially bad that in the rush of other concerns, I’d neglected such a simple thing as water.
Thinning
February 14, 2019 by Cynthia Ruchti
Filed under Daily Devotions, Life Topics
Some days seem like a tripped fire alarm—loud, unnerving, and adrenaline-spiking. Even when we hit our to-do lists hard, we sink deeper into task-debt, finding three new projects for every one we partially finish.
Slow down? Sure. We can do that.
We’ll just cut out…
New Every Morning
February 12, 2019 by Cynthia Ruchti
Filed under Daily Devotions, Humorous
It had been a long day, and it was only half over with no promise of an easier second half. Like a football team starting the third quarter down by 30 points, no half-time locker room pep talk could make me more optimistic about what the afternoon might offer.
