Today is my big boy’s eighth birthday! I was thinking about how different the world is now from the world around me when I was eight. When we went to the grocery store today and he told me he didn’t need to wear his jacket because of global warming, I laughed because that was certainly…
In fourth grade I was best friends with Emily, Heather, and Casey. “The Fab 4” we called ourselves. Mrs. Brown soon learned she couldn’t sit the four of us near each other, but when we weren’t separated by desks and lessons, we were together. Then in fifth grade we weren’t together. Emily moved away. Casey…
Lee has had conversations with different people in the last week, talking about their former pastors at our church and other churches. In two of the conversations, about two different former pastors, both people told Lee the pastors couldn’t preach well, but they sure did love their people well. Because of those conversations, Lee and…
“As you’re thinking about your ministry calling, be open to an area of your life that doesn’t feel like a ministry opportunity. You may not want your ministry to be the one area in your life you struggle with the most. The area you are still trying to understand. The area God is using like…
I’m at Not Alone Parents today, admitting my faults in the special-needs mommy wars. Will you click over and join me in calling a truce? We don’t need to fight with each other when we have a God who sees. He hears. He knows.
I am enjoying Kristin Schell’s series on Outrageous Hospitality so much! Her questions at the end of each post really get me evaluating how I can open my home (and myself) up to more opportunities to welcome others. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about the last few days … I’ve mentioned my INTJ tendencies (INTJs…
