Every year I start with these big aspirations of what I want to do. I have all these goals and pretty pictures of who I'm going to become within the next year. But when Christmas rolls around, and I find that list of last years "resolutions", I'm often met with a big old thud in … Continue reading Bible In A Year Plan (that will really work!)
It's the most wonderful time of the year - until December 26th comes around and you're broke, overwhelmed and discontent...AGAIN. How are we to be content in a culture that says we need more stuff to be happy and fulfilled? Honestly, one of my biggest weaknesses is greed. I am always looking to social media to … Continue reading Recovering the Spirit of Christmas
One of my least favorite questions, which I actually get quite a lot (especially by well-meaning childhood friends) is this: "Are you happy?" While it seems like a pretty harmless question, I absolutely hate what it implies: that being a mother, and only a mother, is not a real job and me being happy doing … Continue reading The Secret To Being Truly Content
I remember last fall, during a worship night at school, I have decided to follow Jesus came on. It is such a simple song that I have sang my entire life. But for the first time, I realized what those words actually meant. I have decided to follow Jesus. Though none go with me, I still … Continue reading I Have Decided
We walked out of the Entebbe airport, past all the large jets, and in front of us were three little planes with red and white stripes on the side. A middle-aged man with balding ginger hair and kind eyes greeted us joyfully and pointed out which plane we would be taking. After packing our luggage … Continue reading This Is Congo
Psalm 101:2 "I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart." I came across this verse in my daily Bible reading a few weeks ago. I'm sure I've read it so many times before - I mean, it is the Psalms, not Leviticus. But never before had it stuck out to me … Continue reading A Blameless Heart
As we move into wedding season, we are going to be bombarded by this one little word: LOVE. It’s something that no one seems to really understand. We have so many different kinds of loves… we LOVE our families, we LOVE that car, we LOVE french fries. And, of course, we LOVE our significant other. But … Continue reading LOVE
This morning my husband was initiated into the associate pastor position at our little country church. I always told God I would never marry a pastor - so he let me marry a farmer and I thought that all was gonna be fine and dandy. Until a year and a half ago. When I was … Continue reading Today I Became A Pastor’s Wife
God. He is the only being in existence. An absolutely perfect being at that. He says, “Let’s make a beautiful work of art. Let’s make a planet that lives…creatures that move and breathe…so that I can enjoy my masterpiece. I want it to be beautiful.” So he does. Friends. He wants friends. So he decides to … Continue reading Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
I feel like we have lost the ability of stillness. I know that I have. Every time that I sit down to have a quiet time, I feel like my brain is being pulled in a million different directions. Our culture has pushed us to think that busy is best. When we are accomplishing tasks, … Continue reading Be Still
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