Day 14 of 31 Days of Connecting The other night Tim and I watched “Ragamuffin,” a movie about the life of the musician Rich Mullins. As Tim and I watched Rich meet with Brennan Manning and as Brennan Manning taught Rich about God’s love for the first time I was brought back to my seat […]
I Will Not Tell A Lie
Day 13 of 31 Days of Connecting Today I had a choice: Be honest. Be truthful. Or hide. Say what was hurting me. Or put on a mask. Encourage my kids to speak out. Or tell them to be silent. Over and over again this past week I have been encouraged by those who have […]
“Praying Our Goodbyes” – Words of Wisdom
Day 9 of 31 Days of Connecting Thank you all for your encouraging words concerning my recent posts. It’s healing for me to finally write about it – I’m overjoyed that God is using it to heal you as well. When I began to grieve, I realized quickly that I needed help. Because I had shoved […]
For the first time, I acknowledged my lo...
Day 8 of 31 Days of Connecting My journey of 31 days is taking a little turn. Over the next days – as many as it takes – I want to share my recent story with you. It started here, yesterday. Please start there. I pray that hearing my story of connecting – of REconnecting – […]
I Was Dishonest with God
Day 7 of 31 Days of Connecting Over 9 years ago, Tim and I moved to Colorado so I could get my MDiv at Denver Seminary. When our son Jack was born the day after I turned in my final assignment (wrap your head around that for a minute), my heart ached to return to […]
An Apology to My Readers
Day 6 of 31 Days of Connecting I’ve been sucked in, again. Sucked into looking at my stats, checking out my followers, spending far too much time (in my opinion) “plugging” my blog when in reality, I don’t think this is what God wants me to do. I’ve become concerned about my image over the […]
Receiving from God when I’m so so tired
Day 5 of 31 Days of Connecting You ever have those weeks when your kids don’t let you to sleep? Yeah, that’s been my week. I’ve been woken up because of bad dreams, sickness, and the big ol’ “Hi Mommy!” Hi? It’s dark outside. Go back to bed. As my two year old says, “I […]
God doesn’t use sticker charts.
Day 3 of 31 Days of Connecting I have been potty training my kids for what seems like an eternity. They each have sticker charts and when they receive a certain number of stickers, they win a prize. The charts point towards the goal – put your waste where it needs to go. But my […]