Because today's post by Lisa-Jo Baker resulted in me writing my own post in her comments section, which she then so very kindly suggested become a post all it's own ... I offer up a rare two-for-one day. I hope you won't mind. ~*~*~*~ We have months of love letters. Not sent via air mail … but a back and forth exchange of dreams and hopes and fears and transparency mailed tenderly between Alabama and Missouri. Letters sent by two twenty-three year olds who had seen enough of life to know ... [Read More]
Counting for Eternity
Special thanks to Cherie for this beautiful photo. "When life comes down to the bottom line, I want mine to have counted for all eternity." unknown How does this happen? What steps do we take to make our lives count for eternity? I know this ... it's not by chance or happenstance. It's a purposeful decision, a dedicated choice made consistently out of obedience. What counts for eternity? Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves ... [Read More]
Confessions of a Recovering Know-it-All
Ten years ago ... I had a four-month old. I had never taught a Bible study class. I only had a dream of writing a book ... but no clue what it would be about. I *knew* a whole lot of stuff. I was quick to give an opinion. I was long to hold a grudge. I felt the need to defend myself. I was big on truth and small on grace. Today ... I have a ten-year-old. I've taught more Bible studies than I can count and written over 15 to teach in my church. I have a ... [Read More]
More than “The Most” is “The Only”
Some years ago, my husband and I were privileged to hear Gary Thomas speak at an event. At that time, I had only read his book, Authentic Faith (affiliate link), but had determined that he was one of those writers whose every book I wanted to consume. {Which, by the way, has been true!} In the course of the evening, Mr. Thomas shared an idea about beauty which I had never heard before that night. He said that he began praying the day he realized he was to spend his life with his now-wife that ... [Read More]
A Teenager’s View of Proverbs 31
Over the years I've had the great privilege of mentoring countless women from high school students to senior adults. As a mentor, one of my biggest goals is to empower others to trust their ability to read and apply God's Word to their lives. I encourage using the SOAP method of Bible study and checking in with the group to share what they are learning daily. Recently the assigned reading for the teenage girls I mentor was Proverbs 31:10 - 31. They were to read the passage every day and, ... [Read More]
For the Mothers … all of them
On this, the day we celebrate mothers, may we all take a moment to remember mothers of all types ... For those who have longed for a child of their own and will stay home from church today because it's just too hard — may your heart be cradled by the God who LOVES you. For those who mourn the child they have lost — may your tears be captured by the God who SEES you. For those who are bleary-eyed and exhausted from late-night feedings and too-early cries — may your strength ... [Read More]
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