Rethinking God in Our Lives

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising…

“When? When will I stop having to fight this battle? I thought I already won,” her words dripped frustration, fatigue, maybe shame. We all have battles in different forms, but they wage war against our hearts and souls. I used to think that battles were either won or lost – a monument to success or…

Sometimes I just can’t find the beat in life. I wake up morning after morning and the rhythm of life does not match the rhythm of my heart. And I know I am the one who is off-beat – not the good kind of off-beat. The kind when I am left looking around trying desperately…

Just a brief peek into my crazy week so far… On Tuesday I woke up feeling crummy. Stomach crummy. . . So I planned to rest all day. The only problems were I had to get the kids ready for school, my precious husband was going to take them, and I had to coach the…

Amid doubt and smallness, knowing God is growing something in me, but not knowing if I have what it takes to do the work. If it doesn’t come easy I wonder if I am supposed to do it. Yet the work is what God uses to refine me. As my thoughts swirl and emotions swing…

Chaos. I avoid chaos like the plague. In fact I stay away from situations I cannot figure out. I prefer life with a pretty bow. Situations that turn out neatly tied up. I don’t like things I don’t understand, things I can’t offer a suggestion to help fix. I prefer to flee those situations. I…

Today I have a guest post at Keeping It Personal titled March Madness. You can check it out here. Welcome to all of you… I like it when things make sense. I want to think deeply about how to handle a situation or what path to take and I want all my paths and directions…

Hello everyone. Today I had the privilege of posting at Keeping it Personal. Check out my post Does What I Do Matter? and leave a comment. If you just came by from KIP, I am so glad you dropped in today. Check out my craziness…   For Christmas my husband and I had a crazy idea.…

Somehow words don’t seem enough to convey what is going on in my heart and soul. God using His eternal chisel, breaking bits of the ugly, sinful parts of me away. God using His hammer with truth that hits its mark swift and hard and parts of me that I held close crumbles. My frustrations…

Stories. Our lives are full of them. Interwoven stories that bind us to others, divide us from some, and leave impressions on our hearts. Stories that are not mine to tell, but that I live out. I live my part of supportive wife, encouraging friend, loving daughter-in-law, praying sister, admiring daughter, and the list goes…