Over my vacation I read Francis Chan’s book, Crazy Love (not to be confused with the summer blockbuster, Crazy, Stupid, Love). I have a lot of respect for this man, so I was really looking forward to this read. I have seen him speak and I feel like he can be a riveting and powerful [...]
Today’s post is part of the Heart’s at Home Blog Hop for the month of June. And this month’s blog hop is to answer the question, If I could go back in time and tell my teenage self one thing, what would it be? My parents didn’t have a great marriage. So I remember thinking [...]
I never had a strong relationship with my dad. He was a pastor and kept himself super busy “visiting” members and prospects of our church when I was a child. But when he was home, we didn’t interact much there either. He just didn’t seem to know how to interact with others, especially loved ones, [...]
A few days ago I was rushing to get some time in with God. I have a lot of reasons excuses for that important time not happening. As some of you may know, I type my prayers. So I have this indelible reminder—for good or for ill—of what I’m saying to God. When I prayed [...]
Recently, I read a stirring account of how each disciple died—giving their life in martyrdom for Christ—on Mark Batterson’s blog evotional.com. His post made me think about my own life. The little difficulties I face pale in comparison to what the disciples experienced. Consider how my life parallels some of the disciple’s lives . . [...]
Remember how you felt when you had your first crush? The animated movie, Bambi, poked fun at that euphoric feeling, referring to it as being “twitterpated.” I distantly remember those feelings (no, age-related comments from the peanut gallery, please!). After all, twitterpation doesn’t last very long. It can, however, bloom into a loving affiliation—-marriage. But [...]
