Last week, I wrote about the commodity of time in our lives. Mainly, I’m interested to explore this further because I live in the middle of a great paradox. Most of the time, I’m running around, doing a million things and getting crazy amounts of things accomplished: running a home, working a part-time job, shopping,… Read More »
Yesterday’s sermon was a piercing one for me. My pastor said something along the lines of this: I simply want to be focused on God himself—not on the destination of the journey on which he has me. That has resonated in my soul for the last 24 hours or so. Because I, too, am on… Read More »
Yesterday I wrote about my discovery of the Dressing Your Truth program. Today, I’m going to tell you a little bit about what I’ve learned through the program. First, I’ll let you know that I’m a Type 1: a Bright and Animated woman. My nature is to be bubbly, optimistic, bright, animated, random, fun, and… Read More »
During my “blogging hiatus,” I discovered a terrific program that has truly turned around my life! I have hesitated to talk a lot about it here because, frankly, some of the principles are a little bit unorthodox and not entirely compatible with biblical Christianity. (And in all things, I must follow biblical principles.) Nevertheless, I’m… Read More »
No—I don’t have a “special word from the Lord.” I don’t have a glimpse into the future. But I do have some experience with questioning, soul-searching, wondering, asking, and praying. After spending four decades on this planet, I’ve come to believe that finding God’s call is not a singular goal to attain. Rather, it’s a… Read More »
What’s In Your House? Weekly Link-up This week’s writing prompt for the weekly link-up: What do you see on your front porch (or main exterior entryway) of your house? What’s the potential for creativity there? How might God use your front porch for great purposes? My response: I managed to pick a super-hard first writing… Read More »
I told you about how I named this blog in yesterday’s post. I told you the story of Elisha and the widow from 2 Kings 4. One of the most important aspects of the passage—I believe—is the role of the ordinary. I believe that God chooses to operate against the backdrop of ordinaryness so that… Read More »