Has someone ever tried to ‘save’ you from something you weren’t sure you needed saving from? My husband, who’s a wonderful saver in some regards, sometimes tries to save me from things that don’t seem super problematic in my world—things related to scheduling and organization that aren’t always high …
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Dead to Me?
When our mobile phone plan expired this past Christmas I could finally update to one not held together with tape. A whole new world opened up to me so I downloaded one of those free word games to stave off brain degeneration. To my shame, I quickly became addicted to it. Wanting to nip that vice in …
Which Beat Will You March To?
There was this one time (yes, only one time) that I ended up playing a tambourine for our church worship group. For the life of me I can’t remember if I was asked to do it, or if I just saw a need and filled it. (I’m really, really, really, hoping it’s not the latter!!) But there I was playing the …
Standing on the Promises
Yesterday we saw that God’s faithfulness is not something God simply talks about or occasionally displays. It is who He is. It’s His character. We read Psalm 25:10 which says, “All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his …
Summer Reading Plan Part III: Growing Fruit
But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . joy . . . Galatians 5:22 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. John 15:8 I’m not an expert gardener—though I did assemble some flowerpots this year that make me think I could, perhaps, one day become …