"It's time to cuddle the puppy, Mommy." It's the first thing my daughter wants to do with me in the morning. Morning cuddles with our dog. My daughter's wake up time happens to be my most productive time. I'm wired to think deeply about one thing at a time. Being called to go back and […]
A friend approached me in tears recently wondering how to go forward after a major loss in ministry due to someone else's heartbreaking moral failing. This loss tempted my friend to despair and even consider leaving her ministry. Because I've experienced my own losses in ministry, my heart remembered the deep-rooted truths that got me […]
It happened about a little over a year ago. A night when I was getting the kids ready for bed and I just couldn't imagine doing the next day. I couldn't imagine doing the bare minimum let alone the things I felt I was called to be doing in ministry at the time. Just […]
ex·trav·a·gant 1.spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful: an extravagant shopper. 2.excessively high: extravagant expenses; extravagant prices. 3.exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions. 4.going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise. It's been an amazing week for our little country church. Our biggest VBS ever...52 kids...has come and gone. In the midst of it we were excited but often felt a bit messy. What we needed in many moments, especially with the preschool/kindergarten class was extravagant grace. So it was […]
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 […]
I want to introduce my friend, Misty, to you today! Misty is visiting here and I'm writing over on her blog, Simply Helping Him, about Our Children...Gifts to the World. Misty's blog always moves me to want to serve the Lord and my husband more passionately. Make sure you check out her inspiring site after reading her […]
Advent Joy isn’t shallow or sentimental—it is rooted in the appearing of Christ. When Scripture speaks of Christ being manifested, it means that God has made Himself clearly seen, known, and encountered in order to save. “The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation…” — Titus 2:11, ESV The Child in the manger is the […]
Where do you long for Christ’s Peace to enter your story this week? Or have you given up hope for that? Perhaps it would be good for you and me to remember Jesus' words about the kind of peace He gives. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the […]