If you read my post called Living in Between, you know that for a while now I’ve felt like everything in my life is on hold. One year ago, my husband and I moved 3 hours away from our home town so that he could pursue a job and a calling. A move like that [...]
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Waiting
Posted in Greater Faith, Reality: Ignored, tagged Faith, Hope, Spiritual Development, Waiting on July 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
His Love
Posted in Authentic Community, Greater Faith, Reality: Ignored, Who He Is, tagged Forgiveness, Love, Sin on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love it when God answers prayers.
A few weeks ago, I attended a women’s retreat with our church, and the theme was God’s love for us, in us, and through us. I felt God calling me to let go of my dependence on love from people around me; he asked me to believe in his [...]
Perspective
Posted in Greater Faith, tagged Faith, Spiritual Development on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Life is good. It’s just peachy. It’s all going according to plan. Then something happens, something tragic, something unexpected. I’m awakened from my slumber; I’m forced out of my idyllic world of busyness and distraction. And it hits.
Reality.
The reality of my mortality. The reality of my sinfulness. The reality of my need. The reality of the pain [...]
Contentment
Posted in Greater Faith, tagged Contentment, Spiritual Development on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Contentment is one of those subjects that no one really likes to talk about. You’re sitting in church, and as you’re scanning over the abundant announcements and flyers the friendly greeters have buried you under, you notice that the title of the message is “Why Aren’t We Content?”. Yay.
Contentment may have a negative connotation, but [...]
A Lesson from Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
Posted in Greater Faith, tagged Recipes, Spiritual Development on October 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We went to a party on Saturday. The team my husband works with was having a family cookout, and everyone was supposed to bring a couple of food items to share. My husband suggested we bring chips and salsa and a bottle of coke. Seeing an opportunity to try out some of my new dessert [...]
