“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.” 1 Corinthians 14:33 She was carrying a backpack about as heavy as she was. “Mom, why did they make me bring ALL of my books home today? I cannot…
Podcasts for a Pandemic – Month 1
Has it really only been a month?!? Good grief. I listened to no podcasts for weeks one and two. And then remembered myself and my normal routines. So, I got back in the saddle and sought to find podcasts that…
Resource: Prayer, Priorities in a Pandemic, and more
I listened to an incredible podcast this week. I’ve actually listened to several great ones, but this one is so, so good it can’t wait to be shared. My girl Annie F. Downs had Jon Tyson on and golly he…
Battling Advice-Induced Anxiety
I like advice. Crowdsourcing my decision making isn’t uncommon for me. Knowing what others – those I respect, admire, and adore – think of how I could approach a situation is helpful and comforting to me. Talking through choices, options,…
And Then They Understood
It turns out, they were wrong. In their years with him, even in their belief in who he said he was, they misunderstood his purpose. Imagining long awaited Messiah, they longed for the answered prayers of the generations before them….
Were They Wrong?
I can’t imagine what it must have been like to try to go to sleep on Friday night as one of his disciples. Or as one of his friends. Or as his mother. Their humanness had to have taken their…
A Concert that Wrecked Me, Podcasts that Are Intentionally Terrible and Fun, and a Book for Tween Girls…Lord help it
Favorite Book Lies Girls Believe – and the Truth That Sets Them Free * – My sweet girl’s school is offering a Bible study for girls in her grade to study this book. There is a mom’s companion guide, so…
God Please Loosen My Grip
We were in a sold out arena. She’d been counting down the days to see her favorite artist live and so far the show had surpassed our expectations. But, it was after 10 p.m. and the one for whom sleeping…
God Please Help Me Sleep
“In peace I will lie down and sleep for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 Snoring in the middle of the grocery store? Sure. Out like a light at the dinner table? Many times. Snoozing down…
God Please Fix This
“If you love marriage so much, why aren’t you fixing this?” If I prayed this once, I prayed it a million times in the final years of my marriage. With this a constant bookend most days, for the first time…
Clinging to Certainty
She’s been our family’s chief of staff since she could make sounds on purpose. In the know on who needed to be where when, she was always ready to help remind her mother of what needed to happen next –…
Typing Games, Geeking Out With Ken Burns, Uncomfortable Books, and Annie…again
Hard to believe it is the first Friday in February. And on a personal note, even harder for me to believe that as of today, I have a 12-year old in my house. Here’s a look at the faves from…
