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Sometimes I feel like I have to have it all together. Actually, since that’s the goal I feel like I should all the time and consequentially I feel like a failure because I don’t. My house isn’t perfect. My form of discipline is constantly needing tweaking. I don’t have the perfect come back to the […]
“Let all that you do be done in love” – 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV I often need to be reminded of this verse. If I’m being honest, sometimes I don’t feel like responding in love. Especially to my family…and when I’m tired…and it’s raining…and I’m hungry…and I’ve already answered the same question a few times. Sigh. […]
Quiet prayer can be difficult. We frequently hear about the importance of regular quiet time with God – in sermons, devotions, personal testimonies, heck, even the Bible. Jesus often went off by himself to pray. Many times Jesus prayed through the night, foregoing sleep. Prayer was clearly a priority, and should be for us. My […]
I want to introduce you to my sweet Bronner. He was only two-and-a-half when he went to Heaven. I never say “died” because I don’t feel that he has. I truly see him as going on to another place. Bronner didn’t cease to exist. He has been transported to another land, distant and mysterious in […]
Sometimes I feel like I have to have it all together. Actually, since that’s the goal I feel like I should all the time and consequentially I feel like a failure because I don’t. My house isn’t perfect. My form of discipline is constantly needing tweaking. I don’t have the perfect come back to the […]
“Let all that you do be done in love” – 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV I often need to be reminded of this verse. If I’m being honest, sometimes I don’t feel like responding in love. Especially to my family…and when I’m tired…and it’s raining…and I’m hungry…and I’ve already answered the same question a few times. Sigh. […]
Quiet prayer can be difficult. We frequently hear about the importance of regular quiet time with God – in sermons, devotions, personal testimonies, heck, even the Bible. Jesus often went off by himself to pray. Many times Jesus prayed through the night, foregoing sleep. Prayer was clearly a priority, and should be for us. My […]
I want to introduce you to my sweet Bronner. He was only two-and-a-half when he went to Heaven. I never say “died” because I don’t feel that he has. I truly see him as going on to another place. Bronner didn’t cease to exist. He has been transported to another land, distant and mysterious in […]
This post contains affiliate links. “Let the little children come” is a very familiar verse of scripture and a key topic in many parenting sermons. But what does it mean today to “let the little children come?” The Apostle Matthew records the story in his Gospel of people bringing their little children for Jesus to lay […]
Last year began with the C word – cancer. My mom called sometime mid-January with her diagnosis. I usually begin a new year with some trepidation, always wondering what journey this new year will take me on. Will my kids stay safe? How will the Lord challenge and grow me? How will the next 12 […]
The simplest answer according to Merriam-Webster is strong belief or trust. But let’s look deeper. We have faith in many ordinary things. For instance, I have faith that my car will start. I have faith that a chair will support my body. I have faith that my friend will keep our conversations private. With multiple […]
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. We see the statistics about how the family is struggling. The divorce rate for both Christian and non-Christian homes is now about the same. Our children are facing their own hardships, whether it be bullying, drug abuse, cutting, or even suicide. The world in which we live […]
“Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” Ephesians 5:2 (NIV). I could see the billowing smoke before I even opened the door to our garage. My big, fat, Greek nose was right – our house was on fire! […]
Affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience. I hear voices in my head. Do you hear them too? Is there an internal voice speaking words you remember from childhood? “Chew with your mouth closed.” “Fasten your seatbelt.” Some of these phrases are so ingrained that they’re part of who you are. The […]
