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I admire those women who are always reaching out to other people and meeting whatever needs they may have, bringing hope wherever they go. I wish I could be more like them. Instead I find myself often focusing inward and asking, “What do I need?” I want to be more generous with all that I […]
It doesn’t matter where you look on social media these days, we are always being bombarded with ads that promise to help us “be your best self” or “live your best life”. If you google either one of these statements you will see a list of programs, books, and motivational quotes all designed to guide […]
I have this bad habit of tucking things into drawers when they are broken. I often don’t have the time or desire to deal with them when they break, and I don’t want to look at them laying around, so I shut them up in drawers. Then, when I am looking for something, I open […]
Recently I have been considering what it means to be righteous and how that should be manifested in my own life. I can’t say there was an epiphany moment where I woke up one morning and decided that I should pursue righteousness, but rather it has been a long, winding road and for a long […]
As our lives change, so do the ways that we interact with our spouses. It is one thing to overcome obstacles when dating as a couple of young twenty-year-olds, but quite another thing to try to fit dating in between meeting the needs of families, congregations, and full or part time jobs. It is easy […]
The last time I was on a date was about 25 years ago. A few months ago I decided that I needed to start dating again. This time, I set my sights on dating my pastor. Of course, he’s the same man I dated 25 years ago, but he has changed and so have I. […]
I remember accepting Jesus as my Saviour as a small child. I was in my bedroom and I knelt down at my bedside and asked Him into my heart. I suppose I was about six or seven years old and it was a simple child’s prayer. Then I went downstairs and told my Mom what […]
I mess up a lot. I forget things, I say things I regret, I forget to look to God for my strength regularly, and nothing seems to go the way that I had planned. Life can get really mixed up sometimes. I realize I am a broken vessel; I am imperfect. It is then that […]
Everybody reaches a point where they need to rest. Maybe it is after a long day of hard work or maybe after a particularly difficult encounter with a friend or family member. Often our tiredness is simply due to the day-to-day events that can lead to stress and burnout if we don’t take some time […]
I don’t know what it is like to grow up as a pastor’s kid. I imagine it can be tough at times. My daughter says, “It’s normal.” and “It’s just like having any other dad.” but she also has no other point of reference with which to compare her experiences. She does not know what […]
