Day 20 of 31 Days of Connecting The other day, in a fit of exhaustion, I posted a link to my sermon on trusting God. I promised that part of my story (which starts here) is part of the sermon… and it is. But since I know most people do not have 30+minutes to listen to […]
The God of the Universe cares for you… W
Day 18 of 31 Days of Connecting A year and a half ago, I had been working through tons of anger with God for calling us away from our families and our financial struggles were just adding insult to injury. Does God care? was a huge question in my life. And then a preacher stated this: […]
And Then I Was Angry…
Days 10 & 11… & 12? of 31 Days of Connecting I’ve known for awhile that I wanted to write about the year of 2013 – or as I call it, The Year of Mourning. And I’ve known if would be hard – and it is. But I’m grateful for such a receptive and encouraging […]
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 […]
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 […]
You Did Not Kill Jesus
Day 2 of 31 Days of Connecting We are in church, worshiping, in awe and adoration of the Love God has for us when suddenly that line is there. There on the screen. And the condemnation and shame I felt as a Christian child, teenager, and young adult squeezes my throat, condemns my heart. “Ashamed I […]
Why are relationships so hard?
Day 1 of 31 Days of Connecting The pain surrounds me. I’ve yelled at my kids. I’ve yelled at my spouse. I’ve cried buckets of tears. My eyes are swollen. My sister called crying. My friends have called crying. We are all suffering, struggling, in pain and frustrated. “Why are relationships so hard?” I know […]
Because “because” is such an important w
Every Friday, Kate Motaung and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt: Because. “Why?” […]