I Don’t Want it That Way

It never ceases to amaze (and slightly frustrate) me how God uses situations with my children to remind me of the truth I know. It’s so blaringly obvious too, not just this subtle, “maybe that could apply to me as well.” No, it’s this in-your-face declaration of “you do know you’re behaving like a two [...]

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It’s All In The Start

On my knees, open hands, humble heart. That’s how I want to start out, but that’s not how I do start out. It’s one of those things I know I should do. One of those things that in conversation and reflection makes so much sense and there’s always a, “yes, I’m going to start doing [...]

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Moments of Righteous Anger

Righteous anger doesn’t come easily. In fact, I have almost no recollections of anger that was purely targeted on sin rather than the negative effects that my or someone else’s sin had on me. I like to think that my anger is righteous when Eliot scatters soggy toilet paper all over the bathroom, or when [...]

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Settling Into Moments

We’re well into week four of our school year and starting to settle into a bit of a routine. The scariness of teaching two separate grades at the same time is wearing off, but the reality of trying to do so with a needy toddler underfoot is sinking in. As I reach the end of [...]

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Back To School

We’re halfway through our second week. It has been utter chaos. It’s honestly been pretty hard for me not to get overwhelmed. Eliot is running about the house at a mile a minute, climbing in and on everything and tearing apart anything that comes in, or can be torn into pieces. After he does all [...]

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Community and Consistency

Up to this point, community has not been hard. Three years ago, our ideas of community were revolutionized and we embraced it in ways that were new and exciting. There was a lot of “His Kingdom” talk going on and a lot of getting real and laying it out there. A lot of Total Church [...]

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Heavy

My heart is very heavy right now. It is a day of “bad news.” All around and close to me are so many broken hearts, so many broken people. Loved ones lost, prodigal sons and daughters, unforgiveness, lost souls, bitterness and regret. It surrounds all of us and I’m seeing it in so many lives [...]

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Interview With a Graduate (K-5 that is)

I cannot believe our first year is already over! It’s crazy how fast it went and how much fun we had. Granted, there were days I really didn’t want to teach and there days when , well, I just DIDN”T. Overall though, I LOVED the flexibility. I loved not having to leave my kids somewhere [...]

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Thoughts on Moments . . .

. . . when grace pours down, unexpected, unsolicited even and I am covered in His love. Feeding babies, dancing the hokey pokey, scrounging up a lunch, admonishing my children for the HUNDREDTH time to get their room clean, right in the middle of an ordinary day and Father says, “stop and feel my presence. [...]

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All For My Glory . . . Er, Ah, I Mean Yours

I have a story to tell. Why don’t I get asked to tell it?   I have a blog. Why can’t it be good enough for hundreds, even thousands of readers? I can sing. Why didn’t I get asked to lead worship? I want to serve. Why am I not being used? Do you ever [...]

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