A recent conversation has been stuck in my head and has made me evaluate some things. A woman was saying positive things about another person to me but she said something sandwiched in between and in passing that struck me. She said, "I'm so impressed with this, that and the other.....but she doesn't have time for a friend." She didn't mean it in a negative way. Just matter of ... Read More »
Stooping low in study techniques
Studying doesn't come super easy for two of our four family members so I'm very involved in helping with study aids for heavier subjects that include a lot of information. It's such a balance in trying to help and give direction but not be a crutch. So I'm always looking for fun and creative ways to study material with one of my kids. I thought I'd share a few of them here and ... Read More »
A Missionary shares her story of addiction
Laura Andrew is someone I want you to meet. She's married to Rodney and they have two daughters and a son and they are serving God on the mission field in Costa Rica. I went to the same church with Laura growing up. She was quite a bit younger than me but we knew each other and went on youth group outings, etc. I never knew of her struggle with alcohol until I interviewed ... Read More »
Operation In As Much
Operation in As Much is a collaborative of churches that choose a particular day to blitz the community with random acts of service with the purpose of expressing the love of Christ. Our church has participated in OIAM before and we always look forward to it. This year another local church joined with us and below is a recollection of how the day went in pictures. Our God is ... Read More »
Could Holy Communion trip up brothers and sisters in Christ?
A question came in for Elizabeth who did a brave blog interview about her alcohol addiction and recovery. The question was centered around Communion being served in churches and how this could effect one recovering from an alcohol addiction when the grape juice isn't grape juice but instead is the real deal wine. Would this be hard for one who is in the middle of recovery? Her ... Read More »
Alcohol addiction is no respecter of persons.
She stood up on the last day of the Christian women's retreat I was attending and shared with us how she was celebrating two years of sobriety. Up until then she shared her struggle only with her husband and a few close friends who, thank God, gave her the support and encouragement she needed. She has a relationship with God who was her main help through her struggle with ... Read More »
Finding comfort when suicide has touched your family
My friend, Dr. Natalie Flake Ford, a faculty member in the School of Psychology and Biblical Counseling at Truett McConnell University, has experienced heartache in her life that has led to struggles with self-worth. In this written piece she shares her heart of what she went through when when her Christ-following (missionary at the time) husband committed suicide. “Can you ... Read More »
A Birthday Memoire
I was a 70's baby which meant my carpet growing up was green shag. I even inherited my sister's bamboo long, hangy-down things in the doorway to the closet. There was no sneaking into the closet without it sounding like a rain forest. This made my room super cool. My record player was the next best thing with speakers that blared out Disco Disco Duck and Elvira. There was a bad ... Read More »