I can’t remember the exact circumstance that led up to Audrey to delivering the one-liner that will stick with our family for years to come. It may have been my exclamation of dismay when, once again, I’d done all the things to make the house clean and inviting only to have my people twirl through,…
Tag: Jesus
Find Your People (again)!
Do you know what’s fun? Trying to make friends in your early-mid-late forties. About fifteen years ago I was blessed with the most beautiful circle of women. We met at a thriving little church and before too much longer, we were basically family. Girls’ Night In every Tuesday at one of our homes where we…
When You Know, You No
A small departure from the normal jokey jokes. Back to business as usual next time, but I felt this needed to be said. I really feel like giving up on humanity sometimes. It is gut-wrenching to see the absolute disconnect from reality our society has when it comes to social and moral issues. Not only…
I Am Who I Am…Or Am I?
One of the dumber things I do on a regular basis is decide to make a recipe I’ve never made before for a large group of people. I am, apparently, blessed with both an unshakable and unfounded confidence in my own cooking ability. Does it ever turn out well? No. Do I convince myself that…
Gospel Truth
Truth untethered to reality is not true. Facts trump feelings. And the truth is, I can’t hide my feelings when people declare that their feelings, are in fact, truth. Because if their declarations are contrary to what God has said, they are, by definition, in the words of Dwight Schrute, “False!” But truth does exist,…
What Are You Building?
I heard a quote recently from Krista Bontrager that caught my attention: “Christianity will survive without America, but America won’t survive without Christianity. I think she’s one thousand percent correct. Last week I had the privilege of teaching in our Tuesday morning Bible study at church. We are going through the Psalms of Ascent, historically…
Always Something
I pause at the threshold, the open doors of the thatch-roofed cabana giving way to an enthralling expanse of turquoise water and brilliant blue sky. My sheer cotton cover-up ruffles pleasantly as a sweet, paradise-scented breeze passes by. After two solid minutes of just breathing it in, I make my way, barefoot, across pale sand…
And Just Like That…
Our church is closing. The news came seemingly out of nowhere. I love our church. We’ve grown close with the other families. I looked forward to seeing our elementary and preschool kids grow into teens and adulthood together. It intrigued me to wonder what they would be like as they matured and found their niche…
Be Encouraged
This is for the Christian who sees the world running gleefully-blindly-as fast as they can into the outstretched arms of the enemy of their souls. It’s for the Christian who is not taken in by the snake-charmers’ song: the deceptive, twisted, soothing tune sung over a generation of somnambulists: so seduced by a dream world…
This Is Us
Jackie Hill Perry once said, “If you’re not having fun when you sin, you’re doing it wrong.” She isn’t lying. If sin wasn’t appealing, we wouldn’t fall for it so often! We are presented with thousands of choices every single day, and sometimes the pull to give in to what’s easy or gratifying in the…
