Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
When my kids were young, I quickly realized that I needed to give them lots of verbal instruction when we were out shopping. “Ok, unbuckle and wait for me. We’re in a parking lot and it’s dangerous. Don’t just open the door.” “No hanging off …
The human heart pulses with the desire for self-rule. Every fiber of our natural being is bent toward autonomy and self-sovereignty. We don’t naturally want to bow to the Lordship of Christ, and even after we’ve trusted Christ, our old selfish nature fights against God’s …
Imagine being so spiritually healthy and noticeably thriving, so happy in joyful obedience to the Lord, that someone comes up to you and says, “Hi. I hope you are as physically healthy on the outside as you are clearly spiritually healthy on the inside?” That’s …
Last week I wrote about hard times in ministry. I received more email about totally ridiculous stuff that goes on in ministry, much of it unfair, and it’s horrible and hurtful and my heart goes out to you. A also received several inboxes saying that …
I was at the park last week watching my kids swing and sipping coffee and I overheard this pitiful conversation: Mother: “Stop pulling your brother. You’re aggrivating him!” Kid: Ignores the mother and continues to harass the younger sibling. Mother: “I mean it! Get away …
Today I just want to encourage you to follow God in whatever way He is leading. This might mean; stepping out in faith to obey the Spirit’s prompting in service to Him that is outside of your comfort zone responding with a “Here am I, …