The Get-Together I Never Had
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to have her over. Then again, it wasn’t that I did. Generally speaking, I couldn’t make up my mind and that was the problem. I was indecisive. Going a level deeper (there’s...
View ArticleMaking Space + New Stuff with Purposeful Faith
Remarkably, Jesus called out the Pharisees and religious types repeatedly for their loss of what mattered most. While they were dead set in following the law to the T, Jesus was all about letting love...
View ArticleWhy Jesus is Enough
Confession: I didn’t even know I hated myself. But I guess I did. Admitting this is embarrassing and exposing. . . but, does that matter? For Jesus, we’ll admit anything. For Jesus, we’ll do anything....
View ArticleI’m Trying Out My Resolution Once Again
The first week of January. I must: lose 5 pounds. I must: encourage my kids more. I must: save money. This is the time of year where we get all intentional about the things we unintentionally forgot...
View Article2 Tips for Life-Impacting Prayer
Why? Why do we toss out that rote prayer line to complete our prayer time, without even giving thought to it? Is it just how we do things or does it actually mean something? To give you some...
View ArticleAddressing the People in Need
A person taken advantage of by a boss. Another in desperation because there is no way out of a marriage. One uncertainty about what the future holds because children are now gone. A friend in deep need...
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I Said it in my Mind
Her: “I told you I didn’t want the banana.” Me: “You did?” Her: “Oh, wait, I said that to you in my mind.” This really happened. Someone told me in her mind and expected me to hear, I guess. It seemed...
View ArticleI want to Look Nice
My daughter came into my room this morning and spotted a reddish container of lip- gloss that had fallen out of my purse. She immediately picked it up. Then, all 4-years of her looked over at me and...
View ArticleA Word on Other’s Advice
What is advice? It is that which makes you feel guilty that you aren’t on the right track. It is that which pressures you into doing something you don’t really feel right about. It is that which tends...
View ArticleStay On Your Course
“Mommy, I can’t race. She’s ahead of me on the track,” my son said. “She is?” I looked left and right, but in neither direction could I spot her. I knew she was halfway looped around the track, on the...
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This Person Taught Me a Huge Lesson
There’s an unsaid celebrity who said unsaid things. I don’t want to say much about this person because: 1.) I’m not a fan of gossip. 2.) I do not know this person’s heart 3.) I bless her and hope she...
View ArticleInvite More of Jesus In
“While we were still sinners…” Ro. 5:8 Take notice, the line above does not read… “While we were trying really hard to improve…” “After we had started to get wise…” “Once we read the book of John three...
View ArticleWhen To End a Friendship?
When do you end a friendship? This is both a hard question to ask, and perhaps, one we’ve all been confronted with. Are there times, reasons or seasons to pull away from a friend? And should we feel...
View ArticleReally, Do Not Worry
I have got so much to do and I don’t know how I can ever take care of everything because there is not enough time in the day plus I can’t even begin to get on top of that laundry and the family needs...
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When You Give Your Best Away
“Give Thanks.” That is what the mug said. Looking at it, I considered the thought deeper. I hadn’t been giving a lot of thanks lately. Mostly just gripes to God about people, timelines and the endless...
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“No Strings Attached”
We’ve moved across state and country lines three times over the past six years, and with each move I’ve dreaded the exhaustion of making new friends. Women can be so nice and welcoming and awesome. And...
View ArticleThe Trainwreck Called, “My Mouth”
“Whatever you have said in the dark will be revealed in the light…” Lu. 12:3 I’ve said much in the dark. In the darkness of my mind, I’ve pointed fingers at others, judged their actions and sized up...
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Learning to Trust God
I didn’t push the girl’s sheet of paper. I didn’t. She was the one who kept inching her colored sheet over mine and trying to irk me all throughout art class. And despite my best efforts to ignore her,...
View ArticleIt’s a Shame
It’s a shame I got so angry. It’s a shame I didn’t give in to the demands and now, those people are still upset at me. It’s a shame that I handled things all wrong and hurt people’s feelings. It’s a...
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The Curse of the Capable
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) I am the oldest of two kids in my family. While growing up, it was hard not to notice...
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