In the past six months, I have written thousands of words, just not here. But that's a story for a little later. Over the years, I have written hundreds of posts here (over 700 posts, actually). For a few years, I faithfully wrote three posts per week, which shocked most of my writing friends. A few ... read more
If You Want Prayers That Increase Peace
Whatever You Ask? Really?? And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it (John 14:13-14, NIV). When I was younger, verses like the ones above discouraged and confused me. Did Jesus really mean ... read more
The Promise of Faith, Even When You’re Struggling
Faith: Blessed Assurance? I used to struggle with what-you-could-call a weak faith. For years, I lived in doubt, fear, and helplessness. I knew that God was—and is—in charge, but I secretly wondered if He had pushed pause on the remote control and stepped away from my life, momentarily. In ... read more
Five Lovely Lessons from a Stress Fracture: Lesson 5
Getting to the Pain Point I've joked that my stress fracture came from an overflow of stress, that I was "stressed all the way down to my bones." The fact that we've been overwhelmed by change this year makes that a little too true, but really I don't know exactly when or how I broke my fourth ... read more
Day 13 #CuratingtheGood — Good Fruit
In the same day, I was cut off in traffic and nearly run off the road, plus I had to call my husband to come home from work to deal with a car problem caused by one of my kiddos. I had to ask, Where is my patience? At the end of hard days, I want nothing more than a bowl of Blue Bell ice ... read more
God’s Gift of Peace
Whoever listens to Me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster Proverbs 1:33, ESV God's Gift of Peace God's gift of peace is free, but sometimes we struggle to feel it. Some days, I wonder about this peace of mine—where did it go? Did it get stuck under my pillow when I ... read more
Life Management: Enjoying Abundance
Life management. There's a real need for it. We people living in the first world...we've got our smart phones, workout DVDs, microwave ovens and running water and we struggle to manage our lives among all this abundance. We feel pressed by too many deadlines, too many commitments, too much ... read more
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