God, John, parenting, spiritual growth
I’m angry. Fuming. More than mildly annoyed. The short version of why is we had some work done on our house, and the workers suck. I am sitting here waiting for them to come back FOR THE THIRD TIME to correct work they should have gotten right the first...
1 Peter, apologetics, Bible, C.S. Lewis, evangelism, Gospel, Jesus, parenting
Before I became a Christian, I realized something pretty quickly about the teenagers in my public high school who believed in God: they had no idea why they believed what they believed. They couldn’t give me much of a reason to trust their belief system over...
advent, Ann Voskamp, believe, Christmas, Jesus, parenting
Hey, Moms, Thanksgiving has come and gone. I think I managed to have the children complete 6 out of 28 “things they are thankful for leaves” for our Thanksgiving tree. I can’t decide whether I’m proud of that number or embarrassed… On the...
Bible, David Crowder, fear, God, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, love, parenting, prayer, self worth, Uncategorized
I don’t really fear Satan. I believe in God’s power over him and don’t worry that Satan will somehow usurp God’s good plan for me. Satan can only do what God allows him to do (Job 1,2), and I have confidence God will use Satan’s schemes...
blessings, family, friendship, God, Matthew, parenting, Spiritual legacy
I’ve never had a full-time job. As in, NEVER.I guess that’s what happens when you marry an “established” man before you graduate college. Elian had a great job that met our needs. I finished my degree a year after we said, “I do,”...
2 Corinthians, abortion, Bible, Ephesians, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, marriage, ministry, pain, parenting, Philippians, power, self worth, spiritual growth
I’m not sure how it happened, but I seem to be friends with more and more people who are “green” and “organic” and “work out” and “don’t eat crap”. They never eat anything not grown in their own backyards,...
