I want you to know there are things I do with the best intentions that flop. The year my sweet Pastor husband learned he was gluten intolerant, I set out to create him his own delicious Thanksgiving dessert. It looked beautiful, just like the picture! He swallowed one bite, and
Do you remember, back in the day, when you were assigned group projects? Teachers plan these activities to help you discover more information without requiring you to do all the research yourself. In theory, the idea is great. In reality, you must depend on someone else to do their job.
The word worship is a term we Christians frequently toss about. We refer to our Sunday morning meetings as our time of worship or a worship experience. Sometimes, the definition narrows to just the time spent singing on Sunday mornings. We shift from worship time to prayer and then to
Do you know what fuels your soul? I’m not asking what makes you happy or what helps you relax. Fueling one’s soul isn’t necessarily about achieving more or setting oneself up to be more productive. Allow me to phrase the question this way: What enables you to see Christ more
It all happened on a Sunday morning. You would think that after growing up in a pastor’s home and then being married so many years to my sweet Pastor husband, I would have the Sunday morning gig down. A Jesus-follower’s Sabbath focus is to be on worship and anticipating the
It seems everybody is ready for fall! I admit I’m ready to put away any hint of summer décor in my house and scatter pumpkins willy-nilly. I work retail, and scads of people have been purchasing literal cart loads of Halloween and fall decorations. A Perfect Life I get it.
Have you ever played the Game of Life? It’s a board game by Milton Bradley I played as a child. I remember beginning the game by picking out what color of car I wanted to move around the board. After that, each player made a choice of whether he was
Do you remember as a kid when you hit the midpoint of July and you began to think “Summer is over!” The stores had school supplies out, and the dreaded school registration form letter came in the mail. You began having nightmares about book reports, pop quizzes, and getting your
Have you ever watched the TV show Ugly Betty? I’m currently binge watching while I create cards. Betty is an ordinary twenty-something girl from Queens who gets a job with a fashion magazine. Betty doesn’t fit in with the fashion crowd; her fellow employees look down on her and make
Do you ever find yourself “wanting?” For example, I noticed a wanting trend in my own thinking lately. My mind drifts toward wanting to be thinner and more relaxed. Friends post fun vacation photos and I want to go someplace exciting. My kitchen table is the catchall spot for mail,
