{an edited post from the archives as I spend Christmas break with my family} The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues. You can’t separate them. They’re wedded. ~Henry Miller I remember well the days that perfectionism consumed my life. I suppose I came by the desire…
Category Archives: character
31 Days To A Clean Heart- Introduction
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. ~ Luke 6:45 Happy October, friends! I am excited to begin this month long…
Falling into place
Crisp, cool air. Leaves on the trees hint brilliance and the stroke of the Artist’s hand. Flavors and aromas, cinnamon and pumpkin, entice my soul. Fall is my favorite time of year. There is something about the air, the scenery, the smell and taste of autumn that propels me forward from the dog days of…
Biting my tongue
“but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison”. James 3:8 Sarah Mae wrote a post several months ago that featured a story from the movie, Doubt. I can think of no better way to address the topic of gossip and slander than to send you to read…
Covenant and the sex talk
Today’s culture and society has lost sight of the seriousness of the covenant of marriage and the role of sex. Sex is symbolic of a covenant between a married man and his wife. A covenant that we will be held accountable to one day. In a culture where sex is viewed casually and more than…
Sticks and stones
We aren’t called to defend ourselves–we are called to defend our God and His Word. That’s why Jesus overturned the money changers tables. He was protecting God’s house. He never acted that way to defend himself, in fact they said all kinds of terrible things about him based on their lack of understanding and pure…
Getting down and dirty with Jesus
I am a girly girl. I am quite certain that is why God made me the mama of three active boys {proof of God’s sense of humor}. I don’t “do” certain things: dirt, bugs, scary movies..did I mention dirt? My hubby and boys laugh at the amount of luggage I take on a camping trip. …
Keeping it Real
I have great friends. I truly do. The kind of friends that hold you accountable, remind you of your dreams and burst your bubble when appropriate. The kind of friends that drop everything to sit with you in the ER until your hubby can arrive. The kind of friends that come alongside you in your…
Radically Changed
Back in May of this year, our family read a life changing book. A book that shattered our facade of comfort. We had been comfortable in our little corner of the world. We had allowed ourselves to become insulated to the pain and poverty that exists in our backyard and abroad. Once we read the…
How do you feel about youth group?
This post by Sarah Mae {and the ensuing discussion in the comments} really got me thinking {as most of her posts do} about something that had already been on my mind. A few weeks ago, during Teen/Tween Thursday I wrote about parental responsibility in our children’s spiritual development. Our role as parents in our children’s spiritual and…
