Author Archives: rachael

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Waiting for That Coffee Date

O Lord, I miss those klatches You and I shared with Mom — spiritual, wise, funny, even crazy times. Someday, we’ll do it again, with no clocks to mess with our togetherness. (Knowing Mom, though, the coffee won’t be decaf.)      

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: We Don’t Have to Share One Bathroom Now

O Lord, You know that when we were kids, I didn’t always thank you for my siblings. I’m sure they didn’t thank You for me, either! But OMG, what a rare blessing to get together now!

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: You’re Stubborn Like That

OMG, when our world tries to stamp out everything beautiful, I’m thankful You aren’t a quitter. You never stop recreating it!

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Vive la Différence!

Father, You know that for the 11,327th time, I cracked the patio door because I love fresh air. Hubby shivered. “Do you really want that door open?” How have we stayed married 48 years? OMG, You’re right. A lot of love flows straight from You to and through us.

Plus, we’ve learned to go with more/less layers.

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Lord, You’ve Always Enjoyed Variety

Jesus, You made some of us early bloomers.

Our brave pear tree.

And some of us blossom very late in the season.

Our reluctant Rose of Sharon bushes.

But OMG, thank You for loving us all!

Image by Congerdesign from Pixabay.

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: He Definitely Takes After Grandpa

O Lord, You know that when I was our grandson’s age, I kept arithmetic in the classroom, where it belonged. But this miniature Math Man recently informed his mother he is now 100 months old. OMG, please don’t let him tell me how many months old I am … 

  

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: So People and Machines Are Different?

O Lord, sometimes I push others’ forgiveness quotas way beyond 70 times 7. Thank You for teaching me to say “I’m sorry.”

Sometimes, though, nagging computer error messages, car warnings and dinging appliances override people. OMG, did I just apologize to my microwave?

Image by ArtRose from Pixabay.

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Not a TV Big Brother

Lord, thank You for my big brother. Not only is he older than I am (yay!) but he fashioned walnut wood from his acres into a lovely bowl for me. At one point, it was filled with yummy chocolate. But OMG, both You and he knew that wouldn’t last long. …

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: NOT Time for a Change

Eternal Father, outside of time, You know how the invention of the clock complicated our world. Not content with that, we not only invented Daylight Saving Time, but “spring forward” in March, re-darkening hopeful Midwest mornings to December gloom. OMG, I agreed with babies brought to church yesterday. While some changes are necessary, this isn’t one of them.

Image by Ben Kerckx.