My book proposal is on my agent’s desk right now. A few days ago she said she was looking at it and would get back to me soon. And so goes this conversation with my husband: ME: I haven’t heard back from my agent yet. MATT: What do you think is happening? ME: She hates…
Recently unemployed, I have had anxious thoughts and prayers about whether to pursue work or not. (It’s incredible the social pressure there is to get a job.) And why should I not work? My kids are grown, and I could easily go get a job as a substitute teacher this very day. But I was listening to a…
Yesterday I learned that Oswald Chambers, author of the classic devotional writings, My Utmost for His Highest, died when he was my age. Yesterday I met a young friend in her 20s at Target, and she is suffering from chronic illness. Now she has new, severe physical ailments, and she spent the afternoon having diagnostic…
I went to a baby shower this weekend (an unfortunate reminder of my advancing age). As I sat fairly close to the mother-to-be, it fell to me to hold the garbage sack. For an hour, while the mom opened gifts, I dutifully filled the sack with wrapping paper, ribbon, and tissue paper. I was helping….
I’m feeling Abram-ish these days. God tells Abram, “…go to the land I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1 NIV) What an amazing command, to proceed with no instruction. The Lord has told me, “Go.” But the where and the how and the what-it-looks-like are up ahead in the fog somewhere. Shadows with a vague outline…
I thought you might want to know what we fight about at this house. What a real pillow is: Matt prefers to sleep on a pillowcase with three feathers in it. I like a mountain of fluffy goodness. So for 22 years he says, Hand me my pillow. And I say, Pillow? Oh, you mean this…
I don’t know who you are –maybe the life of the party? The get-it-done-right? The serve-quietly-from-the-back? As for me, I’m the bulldozer. Sometimes this is good. Like when an old structure needs to come down and be carried away. Or when new ground needs to be dug up. Or when something needs to be pushed…
I will not tell you how many times we have watched The Avengers at this house. So can you join me in the world of ripped-muscle super heroes, with impenetrable shield, iron armor, eagle eyes, cunning espionage, smashing strength, and lightning-infused hammer? This is Psalm 2 and 3. David with TENS of thousands drawn up…
I recently wrote about God’s power on Mondays, and a friend thought I should make this a series. Seems like a great idea, so I’m going to bring you Monday Power posts for a while. (It’s so fun to have your own blog and just do whatever fun thing you want!) Let me begin by telling…
A precious woman at church posted this story on Facebook a few days ago. It is an incredible example of the way God intimately encourages us, if we just go to Him and ask for His encouragement. I received her permission to share her story with you, along with pictures of her beautiful children. Get…
Last week I wrote a blog post and received some fair criticism from a valuable person in my life. That left me in sober spirits, questioning what I’m writing. So I spent the rest of the day taking this concern to the Lord. (It’s always wise to seriously consider the truth God might be sending through criticism.) …
A few nights ago, just before walking up the stairs to bed, I received a text. A friend had moved and was in desperate need of help cleaning her old rental. If I could help, would I please call in the morning. I did not want to clean. I could help, but I did not want to give up…
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