It was Easter morning. One of the busiest seasons in ministry life. Our kids were small and our lives were full. Easter is one of those holidays that brings back special memories for me. Growing up we didn’t do Easter baskets or egg hunts. But we did do new outfits. I always looked forward to … Continue reading
My mother had an angel wing begonia plant right inside her front entry way. This plant was from her own mother’s home and over the years the plant grew. Not so much in a bushy, full manner but it did take over. The stems grew toward the window and mom just tied it up and … Continue reading
While sitting with my friend, she blurted out, “I guess I wanted it to be easy… I was waiting for God to make it easy but instead I’m figuring out it’s hard.” We both chuckled a bit and then stared off the deck toward the yard where our kids were playing. Silence sat between us … Continue reading
Last week I was working on getting back to a normally scheduled program. But what does that even look like? With all our good intentions life still happens and instead of it falling into place we find it falling all over the place. I’m rereading the book, Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie. The subtitle … Continue reading
I’m learning something about myself in this whole goal setting of writing two blog posts a week. It’s not as hard as I imagine… once I get started. Getting over perfectionism is exhilarating. I might have mentioned this before but I have 41 drafts sitting in my Posts file. Some of them need to stay … Continue reading
A popular phrase right now is, “You are enough!” Which I get. I get what people are trying to communicate. It’s the whole idea that who I am as a person is enough. How I think about myself needs to be that “I am enough” just as I am. Sometimes I luck out and I … Continue reading
I’m not even sure what I want to write today because honestly it’s one of those days. My goal setting of writing 2 blogs a week is keeping me on task. Reason #1 — I’m motivated by setting a goal and checking off my progress and #2 — I really want that new upholstered chair … Continue reading
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