You know sometimes you just gotta rare back and laugh your head off. And last night we got to do just that as a family. Nothing fancy for dinner but we used our Christmas china and ate in the dining room. After dinner we tried to play a new to us board game - "Clue". Whatever! That game was so stinking hard to figure out that we played our own version of it that lasted about ... Read More »
Marriage
Your stories: walking through separation and divorce. Part 2
This is Part 2 in a series on separation and divorce among Christians. All these stories include editing and parts of a bigger picture. We'd be wise to know that what works for some families may or may not work for others but my hope is that God will use these posts in some small way. Maybe we gain a deeper understanding of just how hard this journey is for some of our brothers ... Read More »
Ministry hurts
I'm heavy hearted with the conversations I've had with ministry families whose families are falling apart. Families who on the outside seem like everything is wonderful and fine. But on the inside they are crumbling. Ministry can suck the life out of an individual and it can wipe out a family all while satan sits back with arms crossed shaking his head in accomplished ... Read More »
Our first pastoral retreat
We've never been on a Pastoral retreat weekend before and so I wasn't sure what to expect. But it was really a neat time of praying, planning, vision casting, laughing and sharing with the church pastoral staff and a couple training in ministry. A family in our church opened up their lake home for us to stay for the weekend with our families. The men went up early on Friday ... Read More »
In sickness and in health
And the thought that keeps running through my mind this 22nd Anniversary is the vow that we made before God and man to love each other in sickness and in health. There's a natural assumption that the "in sickness" will come later in life with the exception of general minor sickness along the way. I don't consider myself to be a "sickly" person by any means but when I ... Read More »
When you don’t feel all Proverbs 31’ish
For these reasons and more I have never written my name in the margin of Proverbs 31: 1) I caught Sunday lunch on fire this past Sunday. My husband blew it out. 2) I added these to a pork roast recipe because I thought they were the same thing as dried onions. But they're not. Fried and Dried are not the same thing. 3) My husband has worn underwear socks inside out ... Read More »
Embrace the strangeness!
Okay, you do not need to agree or leave any sassy comments but I'm realizing and owning that we are a strange family. Really, we are. A few examples might include and I wish were limited to the following..... In our family we're just sick enough to occassionally turn the iconic red "you're special" plate into a weapon. If you're an adult and you get the red plate at your place ... Read More »
50 Shades of Grey okay “as long as…”
I wasn't going to go there because it seems like the entire world is but I finally gave it up and decided to say a few words about 50 Shades of Grey. I've read enough articles and comments from Christian men and women defending 50 Shades that I had to speak out on my own tiny platform. I know many people are disgusted by 50 Shades and there are articles declaring why it's so ... Read More »