I have always thought of refining as a painful process (you can read about walking into the refining fire here). When you think about going through a difficult time, and how God makes you all the better for it, that's refining. When you melt gold at a ridiculously high temperature, so that it ... read more
Change is Constant
Looking back, I see the last twelve months have made for one crazy year. I wrote a 20,000 word eBook, formatted it for paperback, and expanded it to a 60,000 word Bible study. I prepared and gave a 1 hour talk each week on the Bible study, for 10 weeks, to a group of 130. The last week of the ... read more
Autopilot
A few weeks ago, the city installed a new stop sign in our neighborhood. I have driven through this intersection for almost three years. And this stop sign was needed, for sure. But even after I knew the sign was there, I keep driving right through that intersection! I meant to pay attention to ... read more
The Gift of New Beginnings at Advent
I entered into the Season of Advent, not knowing what the Lord had in store for me. I knew that we would be deliberately seeking Him in our home (through His Word) in new ways. Our family is trying to develop lovely traditions, ones that we will hang on to and continue. The four of us lived for ... read more
31 Days to #ASimplerJoy: Tiny Habits
I am going to a really exciting conference this week: Allume. It will be a great spiritual refreshing. It will be a time of amazing fellowship. It might even inspire my writing (that might be good, huh?). But leaving my family is hard. Traveling alone is exciting, and a little nerve-racking. ... read more
The Bucket Brigade!
New life. New stuff. New school year. And this old girl, learning new tricks. I am so excited to be teaming up with two fun blogger friends, Carey Bailey and Melissa Blair for what we are now calling the "Bucket Brigade," a fun way to pursue intentional living and community. We will have a year ... read more
Face to Face Friday: Growing Up in Him
A Video Bible Study: Elizabeth George’s “Putting on a Gentle and Quiet Spirit” Lesson Seven Today's video post reminds us that sins can prevent us from enjoying relationship with God. And that relationship with God is what frees us from sin. Our scripture is this: Therefore, laying aside ... read more