With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought I'd share some of the reasons my family and I are thankful. On November 9, 2005, my husband, my two children and I started our thankful journals. Since then, we've gathered together to share 5-10 things we are thankful for. Sometimes it's a weekly thing. Other times it's monthly. We also share two Continue Reading
Personal Expectations
Continuing on from my last post, I'm still thinking about my high standards. A friend of mine emailed me about beating ourselves up. I have permission to share his questions with you.Do you think there is such a thing as "Godly dissatisfaction with the status quo"? Can we sometimes confuse grace with rest and then settle for less than the Continue Reading
Why Can’t I Live By Grace?
I fail to meet my daily expectations, do you? I can give grace to everyone, except myself. I have high standards and I'm a perfectionist by nature. Everyday I want to accomplish my to-do list, speak only edifying words, serve my family and others without resentment, and love without fear. Well, that doesn't ever happen because I'm not perfect. I Continue Reading
Another Answered Prayer
For a year and a half, my daughter Hannah has been praying for her classmate to talk. Anna has selective mutism and hasn't said a word to Hannah or anyone else at school since the day she started. (I've never heard of this condition before, but it's real) Anna is extremely intelligent. I've heard she whispered once to her third grade teacher. Continue Reading
Still thinking about Haggard
As I read my Bible today, I came across a blunt Scripture. Hebrews 13:4 says, Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. I'm confident this is what God is doing with Ted Haggard. Judging him. I'm sure glad I don't have to.And another thing bouncing around my Continue Reading
Ted Haggard’s Confession
"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone. . ." John 8:7I'm soul sick over Ted Haggard's confession. I watched New Life's church service live today. And I cried. I'm so sad for him and his family and his church and the body of Christ. I'm sad for all my friends who attend church there.I cannot stop thinking about the Continue Reading