. . . a glimpse into my heart.

I write this with a sad and convicted heart tonight. I'm sitting here on my Craig's list couch, watching a movie on my flat screen courtesy of the Xbox, in my three bedroom home. There's an eight year old boy staying with us for the next few days. He's William's  best friend. He comes from a large family who is currently living at the Mission. His family was staying with Grandma until there was a falling out. All their belongings are in storage and they're fearful of losing all of it because they can't pay the rent. Mom's cell phone is off because she can't pay. She asked if he could stay with us for a few days and of course I said yes.  Tonight, as we were getting ready for bed, Izaac was checking out the pillow pets, dream lites, and stuffed animals. He turned to me and said, "Man, you guys are rich!"  My heart hurts for this boy. He doesn't have a home, his own bed, and few belongings. God never ceases to remind me of how...

Everyone knows that Disney's Frozen was released yesterday. There was tons a buzz on Facebook about it and everybody was purchasing their copy. I don't remember the last time Disney released a movie that was so popular with more then just my kids generation. I have three boys and they typically aren't as interested in the princess movies but they love Frozen as much as any other little girl that I know! They are continually singing all the songs from the soundtrack and they really genuinely love it! I think Disney's Frozen touched me in a way that no other Disney movie ever had. The relationship between the sisters was so sweet and I loved that at the end, although a man helped throughout the movie, it was an act of non romantic love that saved the day.  I remember having to explain to my boys why the ice started turning red after Elsa had turned her sister away on the mountain. We talked about how the grandfather troll had told her that her fear would be her ...