We celebrated 25 years of marriage yesterday. A look back at pictures from our wedding and a keepsake book of all our Anniversaries was a fun part of our day. It's funny how much we forget unless we take the time to look back and read. It was a lot of fun. He gave me the sweetest card ever along with chocolate and flowers. I simply love the quote from Shakespeare on the ... Read More »
#25 years!
We met on the church bus the Summer of 6th grade. My parents made me attend a youth group outing. I didn't want to be there. Had I known I would meet my future husband there I might have signed up early! Little did I know the cute pastor's kid would soon become one of my best friends. I didn't have a clue that the boy I hung out with a lot at church would soon become my ... Read More »
Dealing with Anxiety – Part 3
Today I want you to hear from someone very close to me that has anxiety. She has given me permission to use the words she shared with me about this very real life issue of anxiety. Leanne's Background My sister in law, Leanne, grew up in a loving pastor's home and knew all about God growing up. But she wasn't in a true relationship with him until later in life. Life ... Read More »
Dealing with Anxiety – Part 2
Anxiety is a real issue and real people are dealing with it on a daily basis. The other day we looked at a modern day actress who was brave enough to share her struggle with anxiety. Today I want us to look at a man in scripture who also struggled with anxiety. His name is Asaph. Bless his heart. I can only imagine the names he might have been called on the Babylonian ... Read More »
Dealing with Anxiety – Part 1
One of my all time favorite actresses, Chrissy Metz from This is Us, did an interview with a medical magazine on her struggle with anxiety. I admire the courage and openness it took for her to share those hard places with us. Maybe that's why her character and the real life her has become so endearing to many of us. She's just real with her struggles. In the article she ... Read More »
Scrumpdiliocious Defined
Scrump/dill/ee/o/shes: Something so cute & delightful it makes you want to eat it even if it’s not meant for consumption. Scrumpdilly: Slang for Scrumpdiliocious. Scrump-dilly-dilly: When you just can’t stand the cuteness and you have to add the ending twice. Well now that I’ve explained the word let me show you an example of Scrumpdilly for the ... Read More »
The beauty and power of God’s word
Friends, today I want to remind us that God's word is alive and active. In addition to that powerful truth God tells us that his word will not return void. That means that as stumbling Christ followers we can't read God's word and it have an empty effect on us. It will have some sort of impact at some point in our lives. It might not be the moment you read it. It might be years ... Read More »
When life is a bowl of wedgies…
Friends, you've probably figured out by now that life isn't always bowl full of cherries. When sin entered the world it changed every.thing. There's not one thing on this earth that hasn't been touched by sin and therefore life is a bowl of wedgies. But here's the good news... Our God is sufficient. Our God is good. Our God is faithful. Because this is true and ... Read More »