I’m amazed at how the timing of my one year Bible reading plan is so very relevant to the season of life my husband and I are in right now. It’s one of those, ‘Dear God please let this be a season that will end in .02 seconds’, kind of a season. This season involves a lot of pain and heart ache. It's filled with loving someone deeply while letting go and holding to sacred ... Read More »
Fighting Culture
Going rogue on God
"But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel did not obey me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own plans. If only my people would listen to me and Israel would follow my ways, I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes." I am "Israel" in the sense that I don't always obey and follow God. My heart's desire is to ... Read More »
5 Social Media Lessons Learned/ing
We have been diligent in setting up safe guards and delaying digital devices and social media for our kids but it is still such a beast to deal with. In this post I want to share a few things that we are learning and struggling through in hopes that it might help someone else. Thank you to those who recently added your input on a facebook post abut your household phone ... Read More »
A letter to the girl who sent porn through Instagram to our son.
Dear naked girl, You don't know me and I don't know you but I've seen pictures of you posing nekked as a jaybird on your bed. And ummm no thank you. Thank goodness for the tiny blurry parts. We have spent years praying for and training our son to guard his eyes and to protect his heart. We've taught him to run fast from hints of sexual immorality. Now that he's an older teen ... Read More »
I’ve been observing her closely and learning a lot.
I have always respected and loved Lysa TerKeurst from the first book I read by her. Many of her studies, books, and conferences have really impacted me. But watching her walk through some of the most difficult life circumstances these last 18 months have opened my eyes in an even greater way to who she really is and how what she says about God really is true. She believes what ... Read More »
Praying for other voices
When I look back on my life and see all the people who have poured into me with wise counsel and godly advice I can't help but know it was all part of God's plan. But I also wonder if it had to do with a praying Mom. I have a praying Mom. Pretty much she knew in order for me to survive in this world with my crazy antics and ideas I would need a surrounding of godly people ... Read More »
Letting Go of the Fear of Man
We were newlyweds living in a tiny apartment with hardly any money but living on top of the world. The church we were attending was feeling more and more like home yet this one Sunday morning we decided to stay in bed instead of going to church. This was completely uncharacteristic of us. Neither of us could remember a time of simply not going to church because we didn't want ... Read More »
Mental Illness and Christians
The term "Mental health" is a buzz word right now that's getting thrown around and used in direct relation to school shootings and other horrific violent crimes. A blog post of one's opinion can't say what needs to be said regarding mental health but I have thoughts on mental health that I want to share. Just like my eyes are being opened to racism in new ways my eyes are also ... Read More »