One Anothering…do you Ever Just Get Tired of it?
"...regard one another as more important than yourselves..."Some days I feel like I am one anothering myself to death—some days it feels like I am doing all the one anothering—What has everybody else been reading? Don’t they know these things?
Don’t think I haven’t told them….repeatedlyWhat do we need when this kind of thinking begins to get the better of us? Frustrated, exhausted, irritated, discouraged, and down-right ornery…what do we need?
Keep On: The Perseverance of Faithfulness
Do you ever feel like perseverance is a bad word?
Or at least a word we don't really want to have to deal with? When the walls seem to be closing in and the roof feels like it is about to fall down…perseverance is needed. When you find yourself frustrated with the daily responsibilities of home, work, and family, a little shot of perseverance goes a long way!
Still More? You Gotta be Kidding!
Do you ever have those days when you are just in a snit? Days when your best effort is nowhere near enough to close the gap of all that needs to be done? Days when "just one more thing" is enough to push you over the edge of reason? Days when you just don't like what the Bible has to say about things like patience, rejoicing, and kindness?
When God Sets us Straight, Part 2
Believe me, I have plenty of "don't get it" moments. My good intentions can be misdirected or misinformed.
This is my need for grace—the grace of truth, the grace of forgiveness, the grace of setting me straight.
When God Sets Us Straight, Part 1
Have you ever looked at your self, added up your good points, subtracted out your not-so-pretty traits, and then started in on all the reasons why God shouldn't bother with you? Many of us can be tempted to see our faults and mistakes as things that will always hold us back, tethering our feet to the past and tainting our future.
Transitions in Parenting: Filling and Emptying the Family Nest
After all of this...our nest is empty.Tom and I are empty nesters! That’s what they call us. It’s been 23 years. We’ve raised our 3, helped with my two nephews, countless animals, and a variety of children’s friends.
It’s been a wild, loud, dysfunctional, chaotic and glorious ride filled with transition! For us, it’s not a time to focus on what we have lost, but what we are re-discovering! It’s our time to be proud of our children, watching them grow, using skills and tools that we have helped them develop over their life, while we focus on the start to a new phase of a full life. It’s exciting!
Life With Kids: Filling the Nest
A while back I wrote about God’s faithfulness as my children headed back to school. At the time, I asked if anyone wanted to tell of God’s faithfulness with their family. My good friend Bonnie took me up on the request, sharing how God filled,...
How to Change Your Life with One Simple Thing
Holiness moves through the small things, the moments, simple and short. Added together, holy moments change lives and steer destinies God's direction. But it all comes down to choices and decisions made...one moment at at time. If I reach for holiness in the moment, what difference could it make?
A Little Fun with New Year’s Resolutions
Have you ever noticed how easy it can be to get a tad over zealous when it comes to all of the great things you want to accomplish on that magical date when the calendar turns from December to January? For a brief period of time, any thing seems possible. The sky is the limit...and then...
