Her jet black hair was the last thing I saw as she disappeared down the escalator. “Bye, mama. I love you” were the muffled words that fell on my ears as warm tears slid down my cheeks. My oldest boy slid his arm around my shoulder and simply squeezed, a gesture far more comforting than…
Category Archives: surrender
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. …
Where is our sense of urgency?
If people are dying and going to hell without ever even knowing there is a gospel, then we clearly have no time to waste our lives on an American dream. ~Radical, pg 143 “I’ll get to it tomorrow”. How often have you said that to yourself? How often have you thought about when will be…
Of Wedding Rings and Baptistries
Therefore go and make disciplies of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 Tentative feet touch the water, he looks up for approval. The sea of eyes fixed on him and his descent to crystal blue water causes him to turn…
Lessons from a tree
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ~ John 15:5 What do You want me to see? This is the question I asked God over the weekend. My attention was drawn several…
Is God enough?
God’s Word is enough for millions of believers who gather in house churches just like this one. His Word is enough for millions of other believers who huddle in African jungles, South American rain forests, and Middle Eastern cities. But is his Word enough for us? ~Radical, pg 26 This chapter {Chapter 2 for those…
Something’s gotta give
I had been praying that God would use me {in any way He saw fit} and that I would respond to that call without hesitation. I had been praying that my life would be one that contributed to Kingdom work and not wasted pursuing dreams on earth that will not matter in eternity. The words…
The best laid plans
Sometimes we find ourselves asking God “why” and questioning His sovereign timing {or is it just me that does that?} Sometimes we think He got it wrong because what seemed like the best path to our finite minds results in closed doors and confusion. Sometimes we forget that He is God and we are not….
So, what happened to homeschooling?
This summer has been a roller coaster ride of indecisiveness. Confusion. Soul-searching. Heart break. On my face before my Creator asking “why” and then remembering it is often not my place to ask. {Situations that I can’t share here that shook my faith and made my soul ache but at the same time brought my…
When you mess up in marriage
Sometimes I think that God is bound and determined for me to air every mistake I have ever made on this here blog ‘o mine. Today the topic for Wifey Wednesday is “When you are the one who blew it”. I have blown it in my marriage. Many times. In many ways. I will share with…
