You know it's been a bad week when...... You call your child a butt and then realize he's most likely going to go to school and tell all his teachers and friends that his Mom called him a butt. Then they won't believe him and he'll keep arguing until he gets a detention. I should write a book called, "If you call your child a butt he'll ask for prayer at school." And by the ... Read More »
learning and growing
“One Anothering” One Another
Randy has been talking about the "one another's" in scripture lately and how as followers of Christ we are to love another, bear one another's burdens and serve one another. So much scripture in the Bible tells us how to interact with one another. And when we actually do it we're forming community and not only a safe place to be but a desirable place to be. It doesn't mean it ... Read More »
How I found myself in the middle of a live Frat party this week.
My sweet Christian friend who is sharing her story of redemption and freedom from drug addiction started sharing her story through a variety of social media platforms. One of which is Periscope. I wasn't familiar with this app so I was playing around with it trying to figure out how to follow and watch her daily 2pm coffee chats. Well somehow - I swear I don't know how ... Read More »
Hope for Hospitality – non dinner ideas
So we're talking about hospitality and the art of having people in our homes. Because really, our culture doesn't do this anymore. We're busy, we don't feel like we can, we're afraid, our house is a mess, etc. I've said all those things before too. But I think having people over is important. It builds relationships in a warm setting. Sure you can talk at church or at ... Read More »
Hope for Hospitality
Do you ever feel overwhelmed at the thought of having people over to your house for dinner? Like you want to really bad but you're pretty certain you'll burn the beans, send the twice baked potatoes flying across the room (true story) or forget to put out silverware along with sending your guests home with salmonella? Confession: I do. I haven't always felt that way but in ... Read More »
God uses other people to speak truth into our kids lives – foster it!
I love for our kids to have other godly people to pour into their lives besides me and Randy. Of course our parenting relationship is key in teaching and training our kids. But I also think our kids need to hear some of those same messages from other people. It adds another layer of truth from a different voice and I think that's healthy. This is why Sunday School and Youth ... Read More »
Closing out a chapter – whew!
We said goodbye to this badboy last week..... Oh don't get me wrong. I was thankful to have that bed. But getting back upstairs and with my man was a wonderful new day. And got rid of these guys....... I relied on all these things heavily and they provided security for a time period but it's a new day in this girls life. I'm doing therapy three times a week hoping to ... Read More »
When all hell breaks loose on Sunday morning
You are not the only one whose household can go haywire on Sunday morning before leaving church. I promise. There will be time that if it can go wrong it will go wrong on Sunday - either before you get to church or on the way to church. I'm not gloom and doom girl speaking I'm just the voice of reality. So when you show up to church and the older lady in her perfectly pressed ... Read More »