Week three of Starting Well in 2012!! It's all about THE KIDS! Well, actually, it's more about our role with our children and what being a godly parent looks like ... and how we can manage such a noble task in this post-modern world. First up ... Parenting with Purpose. She's eleven. Very soon (like less than a month!) she'll be twelve. Twelve? How in the world did this happen? Two-thirds of the time she will live in our home has likely passed. I look back over the past ... [Read More]
Starting Well in 2012 {Index}
Week 1: Quiet Time ... discipline in my spiritual life Devotions, Quiet Times, Personal Bible Study. Is is really necessary? "God is not interested in your quiet time or devotions or personal Bible study … His interest is YOU." 10 Tips for a Great Quiet Time "Spending time in the Word is important … but how that happens and for how long on any given day? I’m just not sure that is quite as big a deal to God as it seems to be to us sometimes." Memorize, Meditate, and Meander: Storing Up ... [Read More]
10 Most Read Posts from 2011
Self-promoting? Borderline obnoxious? Yes, maybe. I actually had not planned to share the "best" posts from 2011. But I have enjoyed reading this kind of list from other bloggers and that made me curious about what posts from the past year were the most read here at www.terilynneunderwood.com. I have to admit, some of these were a bit surprising to me. {Weekend Challenge} Finish Something! :: Have a project you have neglected? A "to do" list that overwhelms you? A book you need to finish ... [Read More]
Monday Morning Blahs?
Did this Monday morning find you behind, exhausted, stressed, and just plain worn out? Yeah, me too! Will you join me at MOD Squad {even if you are not the mother of a daughter, today's post is for you!} where I am sharing about our Overflowing Hope? And don't forget about Have Yourself a {Mary} Little Christmas ... we'll be looking at the final two keys to a Mary Christmas on Wednesday and Thursday. If you missed any of those posts you can catch up! Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, and some ... [Read More]
{Joy Day 18} Put No Confidence in the Flesh
Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh. Philippians 3:2-3, emphasis added Yesterday, my flesh was a mess. We had a rough Monday morning ...and by "we," I mean my 11-year-old. Nothing went smoothly for her ... and, I hate to admit, but this momma did not help matters at all. Rather than patient, I was ... [Read More]
Let Down the Nets
The final session of .MOM was Priscilla Shirer ... and she was fantabulous! Using Luke 5:1-11 as her text, Priscilla shared how Peter had left his boat after a disappointing and unsuccessful night of fishing ... and yet Jesus used that very boat to teach the crowds, and Peter, AND US!!, "He sees you! We serve a God who sees the deck of disappointment on the boat of your life. We serve a God who sees the boat of our circumstances and He cares!" With a challenge to consider what boats we have ... [Read More]
