Faith Walking
The House is Quiet…
Today I stayed home while my husband took the kids to church. I needed the solitude. The peace and quiet that comes with an empty house. I was on people overload yesterday at my sister’s house and saw my attitude and patience spiraling down, quickly. So before we even arrived home last night, I knew…
A Word on Faith
I crafted a really great post on faith early this morning while I was in that half awake state! Unfortunately when I woke up fully, I couldn’t remember what it was about . So here I sit after church, still clueless about what to write so I guess I’ll just babble… Faith is a funny…
Under Attack?
Things have been slow going on the writing front. It seems that now that my kids are in school I have less time to write. I used to hire a babysitter to come and I’d have her do the laundry while I wrote for a couple of hours a week. No babysitter, no writing, endless…
CHRISTmas Plans
Reflections of Christmas Past December 2003 This year since we weren’t visiting family, I had planned to make it a special Christmas by thinking of others and focusing more on Jesus. But I didn’t accomplish everything I wanted to. My two oldest boys were in a musical which ran until the 21st of December and…
The Pumpkin Gospel
Reprint from October 2006 I wasn’t even going to post on Halloween until I read this post. And I’m not going to get into the pagan history of the “fun” holiday because if you want to get picky about things, even Easter has pagan origins, but I am going to share with you a Godly…
Talking vs. Praying
I’ve noticed lately (though I’ve known for years) that me and my husband do a lot of talking. Whether it’s a discipline issue with the kids, a scheduling conflict or issues in our marriage we tend to talk first, pray last. I think it’s because we’re both doers. Praying just doesn’t seem like it does…
Amy Grant: Song Writer, Author, Mom
I remember when I first became a Christian over 20 years ago. My friends changed. My behavior changed, and my music changed. My first Christian cassette tapes were Petra’s More Power to Ya and Amy Grant’s Age to Age. Amy’s music ministered to me through my teen years. It helped me draw close to God…
Finding Community: Is God Enough?
Today at church our pastor talked about community and how we need to embrace our fellow Christians across the denominations. Too many American Christians are divided by factions. “I’m for the war.” “I’m against the war.” “I’m a Republican.” “I’m a Democrat.” “I’m an attachment parent.” “I’m a Growing Kids parent.” Is that what Christ…
Pray Before You Leap
I just finished reading Camy Tang’s Sushi for One? I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in the Asian culture as well as the life of die-hard volleyball player. I used to play volleyball in junior high and high school so it was fun getting to relive my sports playing days, though I was no where near…