The encouragement in this post has been expanded upon in the podcast episode which can be found below.Will you join me at Asking Is Loving? I’ve known my friend, Susan Newkirk, for about twenty years. We started off being friends through our young adult group at a church we both attended. At that time, the […]
Gardening is a form of suffering. Not for everyone who does it, but it is for me! My dad peruses seed catalogs like I used to peruse the Christmas toy catalogs as a child. I, on the other hand, feel a bit anxious at the sight of them in the mailbox. What will I plant? […]
This past year my family moved out of the house I’d lived in longer than any other house. We were moving into an old farmhouse that we were rehabbing ourselves. It was a challenging process both physically and mentally. As I considered all of the things I’d miss about the home I’d brought my babies up […]
I am so happy to have my friend, Kasia Allen, guest writing here today. I had the privilege of getting to know her when she was a young teenager in high school when I first started going to my church. She has grown up, gone to college and moved on to the big city but […]
I was a young Christian just beginning to serve the church. I had just finished teaching my preschool Sunday School class when I saw the commotion. I went back inside my room because I knew who this child was and what was going on. I knew that she experienced seizures frequently and that her mother was used to handling them. My co-teacher, […]
I love my country and the people who serve and have served me…us…with their lives. I join today with others with thanks to God for our freedoms and our nation. We are blessed. But I can’t help to think each Fourth of July about how I feel a bit strange declaring our independence. Is it because […]
I was tired. The dishes weren’t done. My girl was looking sleepy and my boy was knee deep into a project. Both were sick. From the looks of us, you’d never know that in five minutes we’d be trying to imitate Christ. But it is Easter weekend and I didn’t want to miss the opportunities to reflect on our […]
She jumps into the car beaming to be going to her friend’s house for the first time in a month. Red dress and purple leggings bursting with cuteness. I…looking forward to much needed one on one time on the riverfront with the boy. Reading books and waiting for trains. A promise he had looked forward […]
Why do we think in years in terms of starting fresh? Why do we wait…sometimes…to start anew? I ask this question without having an answer. I’m just finding that I’d prefer to live in a way that thinks of each new day as a fresh start…as fresh as a new year. Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love […]
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We weave thick vines in and out of and around our circular, amateur base to create a decorative ball. Soon, solar lights will be added to make it a visible yard ornament for the dark fall and winter nights that stretch ahead of us. It seems to be an illustration of our friendship. By now, […]
Do you ever feel ashamed or disappointed that you have lacked faith or confidence in God…or even doubted Him? Our doubts, lack of trust, or weak faith may tempt us to think our faith isn’t strong enough. Let’s look at some scripture passages that might encourage us – even if our faith feels small today. […]