I am a sermon addict! I can tackle almost any project if I have a preacher buzzing in my ear. Today the kitchen was screaming for a cleaning, so I hooked my phone up to the radio, pulled up some one of my favorite pastors, and I was ready to make the place shine. But. […]
I love the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho because it gives us great insight into tackling walls in our own lives. Many of us are walled in by fear, addiction, drama, hopelessness, and though you try to get to the other side, you can’t seem to climb much less conquer what’s in […]
In that my pants have decided to get smaller by the week, this morning I decided that it’s time to bite the bullet and cut back on some foods. Well, I’m two hours into my diet, and I’m just not feeling it. I’m hungry. I don’t want the prescribed healthy menu. I want chocolate. […]
I have been reading Lysa Turkeurst’s book It’s Not Supposed to be this Way lately, and one theme that keeps rising to the surface is that there is a huge difference between our definition of good and God’s. We think life is good when it is easy, when our jeans slide on with no effort […]
Today my husband and I were slated to go to town to look at something for our kitchen. A friend was supposed to meet us before we headed off; only, he didn’t show. . . .for like 20 minutes. Laid-back people will think, “It’s 20 minutes. What’s the big deal?” But time management is a […]
Has fear ever thrown a little party in your head? Fear seems to be an innocent houseguest, but it always brings LOTS of friends, and within moments, your mental real estate is overrun with toxic transients. The first to arrive are worrisome thoughts, and they seem innocuous enough to be allowed to linger. But close […]
Have you ever felt that you were relegated to the bench when you were itching to get on the field? I have been there! Now, I am not an athlete by any means. Even though I am taller than the average girl, my lack of speed/skill becomes apparent with virtually any game. When team sports […]