Have I written about weariness? Probably here and there. But I am honestly not sure if I have taken the opportunity to write about the part of weariness which is closest to my heart. It’s in my name. This post is part of Five Minute Friday. Every Friday, writers from around the world take five […]
Self Care is Soul Care :: The Spiritual ...
A couple of years ago, a woman from our church asked a good question on Facebook: Shouldn’t we be less focused on self care and more focused on soul care? There were resounding yeses from other Christians. I had just finished the curriculum for our Spiritual Disciplines class at the Scum Study Center and had […]
Rest with Me :: An Invitation
Hello Dear Friends, October is over and so is the official #Write31Days challenge. I have been trying to decide what to do with Discovering God in the Old Testament. I have bounced around a lot of ideas including 1)plow right through until I’m done 2) write a weekly Old Testament post and a weekly post […]
Day 17 :: Song of Songs {The Joy of Sex}
Yes, this is about sex. Mom, Dad, Grandma… you’ve been warned. 😉 When I was a kid in youth group, we would often sing this chorus: His banner over me is love!! His banner over me (clap, clap) His banner over you (clap, clap) His banner over us (clap, clap) Is Love Love Love! I […]
The first promise of God for us: Rest
It’s been one of those weeks. My son nearly dumped our entire table at Chick-fil-A yesterday. Instead “only” 2 full drinks were knocked over. Followed by chicken nuggets. The dog keeps finding junk left by the previous owner of our house hidden behind and under the shed. (Three bags of left over carpet. Three. Dragged all […]
Day 16 :: Ecclesiastes {Does Life Have M...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2) You might hear me cry these words as I toil over a sudsy sink of pots, pans, and floating food bits <shudder>. At the beginning of most days I try to empty the dishwasher so the kitchen won’t be a complete disaster by the […]
Day 15 :: Proverbs {Ask God}
When I began Write 31 Days on October 1st, I could tell my husband was frustrated with me. As I put finishing touches on my formatting and images until late into the evening, he would sigh and walk away. When I asked him what was going on, he told me what I should have expected […]
Day 14 :: Psalms {Prayers and Praise}
I apologize for the delay in this post. I had to reset my computer last night so I couldn’t share this with you even though it was finished! I pray the psalms are a blessing to you when you don’t know what or how to pray. I have a confession. Over the past few months […]
Day 13 :: Job (The Hurting and The Helpe...
On a whim, I decided to broadcast my study on Job on Periscope, today! If you don’t have periscope, it’s a really fun new app that lets people see a piece of your world live as your living it. Or, you can also follow bloggers, speakers, entrepreneurs as they share their craft and specialty with […]
Day 12 :: Esther {More than a Pretty Fac...
Yesterday I downloaded My Fitness Pal to my phone. Again. I have felt overweight ever since my son Jack was born 6 years ago. Whether or not this is true is besides the point. Since then, I have not been able to maintain my pre-pregnancy weight for more than a few months and I HATE […]