Ephesians 3:19-20 “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” God is able. I once had a couch with a head. […]
Category: Faith
Why Forbearance is Key to Unity in the Body: Yes, Even During a Pandemic
Forbearance. This word has been rolling around in my head this week– you know, when you can’t think of a word and none of the substitutes are good enough? I could feel it waiting for me but I couldn’t remember the exact word. “Keep the peace?” “All things to all people?” yes and yes, but […]
Memories are Such a Gift: Taking a Look at Some of the Memories that Build Us
Do you ever sit and reminisce? Memories are such a gift. My 38+ years of life hold memories ranging from wonderful to pretty terrible, with the majority falling somewhere in the mediocre in-between. And those are kind of my favorites. Stop for a moment to sit and think about the years that have gone by […]
Is the Church a Beacon of Hope on Social Media Right Now?
I feel really confused right now. Confused because everyone is silently shouting so loudly I want to cover my ears and say “lalalalalala I can’t hear you” like my three year old has been guilty of before. It is difficult to know who to listen to…or more likely, it’s easy to say “I’m not listening […]
When Your Week is Weighty: Glory in the Garbage
Last week was a doozy. Can I give you a little bit of a plot build up first? At the end of April, on one of my kiddos’ birthdays…I thought our refrigerator was quitting. We weren’t in a great place communication wise in our house (I’d like to thank the Coronavirus induced isolation for that, […]
Is Social Media Whispering These Lies to You?
I’m too much. I’m not enough. I’m just not good enough. We don’t need people to tell us we aren’t good enough. We tell ourselves when: We lose our temper.Someone lashes out at us.Another basket of undone laundry stares at us.Another floor sits very obviously needing to be cleaned.There are too many things needing to […]
10 Times My Heart Broke and Loved You in Your Motherhood
Expecting. What does that word even mean? Expecting what? The obvious answer- when we’re talking about motherhood- is a baby. And everything we think comes with the baby. But what we aren’t expecting, what we can’t be expecting, is exactly that- everything that comes with a baby. We see a picture in our head, of […]
Idealizing Motherhood
This week I was reminiscing, back to days in my late teens and early twenties. I would rise early, way before my 8 AM class just so I could try to be first to the quiet study room on the dorm hall– to sit read the Word, then study for any exams I had coming […]