I am pleased to say I have the honor of being nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award, a peer-recognition award. What an honor, as well as a great opportunity to share a bit more of my faith testimony with YOU! Read on.
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In her care and devotion for others, my Gram embodied love. She embodied Jesus. And her love and devotion brings to mind for me the Apostle Paul’s reminder to the early church to “be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves” (Romans 12:10). On being hopefully devoted.
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“How can I make time for reading the Bible? I don’t even have time to shower some days!” you might protest. And yet it’s actually a stress-reliever. Here’s how.
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Sometimes, just like we can’t get past our embarrassment about lagging grades, we can’t get past the stains of our past. Sins can feel like a bad report card grade, can’t they? Like they’re on your permanent record, blazing bright for all the world to see, like a scarlet letter or a stamp that says “no good,” “worthless,” “shame on you.”
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Today will be my first Thanksgiving without two important people in my life. With all the focus on family gatherings, their loss hits hard this time of year.
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What had started out a joy-filled Christmas shoebox project had become a chore… until the spirit of love and generosity began to flow through me once again.
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Sometimes I like to think of heaven and earth as one giant game of Red Rover, with Jesus calling our name so we can run over and join “Team God.”
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We found him in the backyard of our house when we were doing a final yard cleanup before our move—a huge brownish-black turtle burrowed deep in the overgrown grass where my box garden had once been, dehydrated and desperate. A reflection on thirsty turtles and living water…
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I know I’m not alone. My sister feels it. So do countless female friends—that constant strain of being a mom, a wife, a working professional, a child of God. That pressure to keep all the balls in the air even as we simultaneously learn to juggle. But… perhaps we’re exhausted because deep down we think we should be steering the wheel, not God. (Ouch.)
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