These are random musings that pop up and I feel convicted to write on.
I write this because I struggle…and yet I write this because I know I’m not alone. Body image, view of self, wanting to change how I look…those feelings are real. But God’s declaration on OUR life in what he created is much louder and true. Continue reading You ARE Wonderfully Made
The more I study and reflect on grace – the more I realize I simply am in awe of it’s complexity and yet simplicity. This blog comes from me working through grace for our Easter Sunrise sermon on April 1, 2018 Continue reading Grace 2.0: The Depths of Grace
Have we missed something with the story of the Good Samaritan? or was it just me? Continue reading …and THEN…
Raising a family in a Godly home is a hope and desire that nearly every single Christian has – but the struggle happens when we’re faced with the reality that even the safest and most God-fearing home doesn’t necessarily mean that our kids will emulate those values when they leave the nest. Continue reading The Not-So Secrets to A Godly Home
Thank you so muchf or coming to look at this blog on choosing Joy over happiness. I blog for a branch of my denomination called “FamilyFire” and they have taken ownership of this blog entry and so I have moved my thoughts and words over to them. I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience BUT all you need to do to read that blog is … Continue reading FamilyFire Blog: Joy VS Happiness
My mind has kind of been in a haze since I first heard of the massacre in Las Vegas. Many questions swirl around – and all of them are going to land flat. We simply will not know why or how or anything else… and having to explain that to my kids just doesn’t work. While we definitely need to be having the conversation about … Continue reading Lots o’ Love
I was taken aback by grace this week. For us we understand grace as unconditional forgiveness…which it is – but our unconditional forgiveness, our concept of grace, is bound up in more-often-than-not…US turning the corner and coming back to God! Right? For us grace is understood in the “oops” of the moment. We make a mistake, we acknowledge it, we seek forgiveness and we move … Continue reading Radical Grace
