So much of worry starts in a battle of the mind. Our thoughts consume us to the point that we start wondering if what could happen, probably is going to happen–and that’s […]
Winning the “What if?” Battle
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Finale
The Countdown Has Begun!
Truth be told, I’ve been counting down a l o o o n n g time! Madagascar is on the horizon, and I’m packing, making lists, and praying for wisdom in the […]
What DO Missionaries Do?!
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“Why would anyone want to do that?” “What do they actually DO?” “Why would they go so far away from home?” “How long will they be gone?” The…
I Never Wanted To Be A Pastor’s Wife
There. I said it. Although it’s true that I wasn’t the kind of girl who grew up dreaming of being the wife of a pastor, I know that it’s even more true […]
Keep Calm and Read a Book: Ten Books That Have Impacted My Life
I was nominated by a sweet friend on Facebook to name ten books that have stuck with me over the years, but decided it was easier to blog about it rather than […]
Love Lifted Me
It happens often. A song gets stuck in my head and I go to bed hearing it, wake up in the middle of the night hearing it, and think of it first thing in […]
Sometimes A Girl’s Gotta Cry
Sometimes… A girl’s just gotta cry. Sometimes it is joy, sometimes it’s grief. Sometimes it’s both–at exactly the same moment. The wonderful and the painful joined together in such raw emotion […]
4 Truths About Prayer from a Four-Year- Old
There’s not a soul on this earth that has taught me more about prayer than my children and grandchildren. The honest prayers of my precious little ones have moved me to tears […]
Feeling Like Job/Scripture Challenge: Job
No one names their baby Job. Parents would never want to give their child a start in life that says, “I know this name brings to mind someone not so pleasant, but…I’m […]
Ode to a Flower [EASY DIY Flower]
True, artificial flowers could never compare to the real thing, but somehow when I am creating these, I feel “the mystery, the excitement, the awe of a flower”! I first fell in […]
Wordless Wednesday (sort of)
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” […]
The Prodigal in the Pew
Wow. The preacher steps on your toes and doesn’t even apologize… He doesn’t need to, really–it’s not his fault that the Truth comes, walks straight down that aisle… right into the pew. […]
What Do I Know of Holy?
Sounds like a tall task to me. If you had seen the tree-climbing, roof-jumping, I-can-do-anything-a-boy-can-do, tomboy that used any excuse to get out of doing the dishes, you would never have believed […]
Letting Them Go–Again!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Unashamedly, I am that Mom. The one that has never looked forward to school starting again. My youngest of four is starting his third […]
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