Hope. Hope pushes to keep going when hopelessness pulls at us to stop. Hope glimmers softly when darkness weighs hard and heavy. Hope whispers peace when circumstances scream chaos. Hope. Wherever you are, whatever your situation, there is hope. Because in Christ we are more than conquerors {Romans 8:37} and in Him we have fullness of joy {Psalm 16:11} and in Him we have hope, the anchor for our souls {Hebrews 6:19}. And there are days when hope seems far away but even then we wait. ... [Read More]
A Letter to the Ones Who Will Skip Church on Mother’s Day
You're already dreading it. It feels like too much to ask. I get it. I've been there. All I could think about from May 1st was my desire to skip church on Mother's Day. For several years the second Sunday in May was the hardest day of the year for me. More than once, I didn't want to go to church. More than once, I wouldn't have if my husband wasn't in ministry. I want you to know something—it's okay to stay home and mourn the child you are missing. Maybe you've longed to hold a baby ... [Read More]
Heart Sisters by Natalie Snapp {Book Review}
Yesterday my friend Alycia and I talked for about an hour. She's starting a new therapy practice and needed some counsel about her website. I gave her some information and ideas ... but most of our conversation was about life. Alycia and I have been friends for over 30 years. We met in eighth grade when my dad joined the pastoral staff at First Baptist Church, Fairview, Oklahoma. Almost every memory I have of high school involves Alycia. We had our fair share of misunderstandings and there were ... [Read More]
Jesus Has Overcome!
I've started and stopped this post several times. What words could I ever string together to explain what the last year has been like. One year ago today I got up like every other Sunday morning and headed to worship with my church family. But by the end of the day I was in the cardiac care unit at a local hospital with a 2-1/2 inch stent. Who could ever have guessed a 42-year-old healthy woman with no risk factors would have had a major heart attack ... while singing with the choir at ... [Read More]
How to Respond when “Love One Another” Isn’t Easy
{This post contains affiliate links. I may receive a small commission should you purchase from them.} Let's face it: "Love One Another" isn't always easy. Relationships are hard and as much as technology has given us more ways to connect, it's also given us more ways to miscommunicate or be misinterpreted. Yesterday my Sunday School class studied several verses from Romans 12: Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. ... [Read More]
What Does Your Ideal Day Look Like?
What does your ideal day look like? I've been thinking a lot lately about what my ideal day involves. I'm trying to train myself to look beyond the schedule and the to do list. Not because those things aren't real and don't matter — but because they need to be tools, not the focus. Today I'm at Not Quite Amish sharing the five components of my ideal day. And over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing more here about what developing your ideal deal and the role each of the areas I identified ... [Read More]
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