Of all God’s magnificent attributes, perhaps His sense of humor delights me the most. He’d shown me that even the dreams He gives must die. The house-sell dream had died. Was dead. So dead that when I left the house on Friday for a weekend away with my dear group of mentor girls, I didn’t even […]
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” ~Jesus I understood that my dreams had to die. Had I misread the story all these years? Isaac was God’s idea. God’s promise. Sure, Abraham dreamed of having children, […]
“Heidi, please pick up the puzzle pieces and put them in the box.” Dutch in his tigger-exuberance bounded down on the floor and began gathering up the pieces. Heidi sat next to him, mostly shuffling around the pieces while Dutch put them in the box. “Done!” Dutch announced, beaming. Heidi sat and put her thumb […]
It was June 6th. I opened the fridge. Almond milk, some turkey bacon, some apples. A few eggs. That was it. Hmmm… We do our monthly budget from 15th to 15th, so that meant nine more days with nothing but beans and rice, almond milk, and some turkey bacon. “Mommy, I’m hungry.” We had company […]
We began talking here, about finding freedom from an addiction to food. The battle is really the same, no matter what the particular lust, so we talked about the ANTHEM way of battling temptation and the resolve of Locking of the Lawnmower if there’s a particular item which causes us harm. Today I’d love to share […]
Mt. Lakes Bible Camp. Breathtaking wilderness at 5,000 feet. Cool, crisp air and warm sunshine on our faces. God’s faithfulness to us there. So thankful. My bed. Heat. Traveling light. Kind words, warm smiles, even warmer hugs. Testimonies. Spiritual gifts. Airplanes! God-ordained conversations. Praying for Laura on the airplane. Linda Casady reminding me of everyday evangelism. […]
So many rallying around to pray for Shawna. We will keep praying. The God who placed planets into motion can heal completely. Believing Him. Eyes filling up with tears every time I watch the end of Toy Story 3. Sitting next to my boy, smoothing his cowlick with my hand, knowing his day to head off […]
Yesterday we talked about Material for Sacrifice, from Leviticus 6. Elisabeth Elliot shares on this same idea, which is essentially the sacredness of the mundane. I grew up hearing her voice, every single day, over the old radio in our living room, as my mom listened to her wisdom from God’s Word. I can still […]
I must say that I love this Going Deeper Bible study that we’re currently doing at WCC. We’ve been faithfully doing Beth Moore studies for years (and I adore Beth Moore!), but this Fall we were challenged to take things a step further and actually teach the women ourselves, encouraging women to dig deeper into […]
It’s no secret that Americans are trying to figure out how to spend less in our current economic crunch. Good! It’s about time. We’re in our current debaucle because of our own greed (but more on that later), so things that make us wake up and take inventory of our spending are welcomed in my […]