My youngest daughter was watching an episode of Clifford on Netflix yesterday while I got ready for the day. All of a sudden, Emily Elizabeth dropped some wisdom and I found myself typing it quickly in a note on my phone. "There is a right time and right place for you to use your talents." … Continue reading Finding Roses Among the Weeds
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A Word to the Wives
Earlier this week I was reading 1 Peter in the Amplified Bible, and there were a couple verses that especially caught my eye. "In like manner, you married women, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate yourselves as being secondary to and dependent on them, and adapt yourselves to them], so that even if any … Continue reading A Word to the Wives
Hope > Fear
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games Hope is greater than fear. Thanks to my sisters, I get an email every weekday morning called “theSkimm.” As someone who is not an avid news-watcher, I love that it gives me all the headlines and key details in one place. But … Continue reading Hope > Fear
When it’s Hard to Love
Most of you know that my husband and I have four children. And most of you know that parenting can be so hard sometimes. Rewarding and amazing, yes… but stressful, challenging, and overwhelming, also yes. It gets even tougher when you realize that you don’t love one of your kids as much as the others. … Continue reading When it’s Hard to Love
The Lord’s Prayer: A Paraphrase
This week, as part of our Wonderstruck bible study homework, we were to spend time paraphrasing The Lord's Prayer in our own words. I love to paraphrase scripture, digging into the Greek and Hebrew definitions, and reflecting on what the verses mean to me. Here is what I came up with... Our Creative Author and … Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer: A Paraphrase
Overwhelmed by God’s Rest
I had the privilege of sharing at our Wonderstruck Women’s Bible Study this morning on the Wonder of Rest! ❤ Here is what I shared... “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV84) In this fast-paced, technological world we live in, it’s easy to stay … Continue reading Overwhelmed by God’s Rest
God’s Wrap-Around Presence
I was given a journal for Christmas from my dear friend Sonja. On the front it says: “She climbed until she saw.” This became part of my prayer for 2016 – that I wouldn’t settle or get comfortable, but I would keep climbing. Then I read Ann Voskamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts, and this journal has … Continue reading God’s Wrap-Around Presence
My Race to Run 