Posted in Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Trials on May 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Are there situations in your life that seem irreconcilable? Is there a circumstance that continually chafes? Is the Lord taking you through a trial that appears to have no end? Does it sometimes feel easier just to despair than to trust?
I was thinking and praying through my own responses to these questions [...]
Posted in Bible, Christian Life, Faith, Spiritual Formation, Trials on April 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
…my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say, “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the Lord.”
Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.
But this I call to mind, and therefore [...]
Posted in Friendship, Life, Trials, tagged birth, death, Friendship on March 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The 18th of March, 2008.
My two best friends from college, Tara and Joni, will each remember this day for the rest of their lives. For one, the day was marked by death, while for the other, birth. I was honored to hold one’s hand in person, and yet both in prayer.
My friend, [...]
Posted in Christ, Christian Life, Trials, tagged praise music, puritans, Sovereign Grace, Valley of Vision on March 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
How I have been encouraged by new music from Sovereign Grace Ministries! Valley of Vision is a collection of songs inspired by the classic book of Puritan prayers. I have found great refuge in the truths reflected in the first cut, “In the Valley.” You can listen to part of it here.
In [...]
Posted in Children, Christ, Christian Life, Faith, Family, Life, Parenting, Trials, tagged Chronicles of Narnia, Faith, toddlers, Trials, trusting God on February 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The day is winding down now. We made it through school, though I slept for part of the day fighting a fever while Troy filled in for me. In the midst of the chaos of Monday tasks and household malaise, Judah surreptitiously found his way unnoticed downstairs to wreak havoc. Eighteen months [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Marriage, Trials, tagged death, Faith, grief, hope, Loss, mourning, sovereignty, tragedy on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Grieving. I have far less experience than some with the process. For a woman of many words, my lips fall silent here in the midst of sympathy, sadness, and grief. Our dear friends have lost someone very special this week. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I can’t [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Family, Home, Life, Spiritual Formation, Trials, tagged discipline, Housecleaining, spiritual renewal on November 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve always felt that your home is like your soul. You take care of your house often in the same manner as you care for yourself spiritually. Some of us react, rather than prevent, always doing laundry because there are no more socks and not as result of routine. I think these [...]
Posted in Bible, Christ, Christian Life, Faith, Family, Friendship, Life, Spiritual Formation, Trials on October 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Taking pause from the ABC’s, I must spend a moment to respond to what the Lord is teaching me on the gift of reconciliation…
There is no feeling like the punched-in-the-stomach pangs of knowing someone is angry with you. Equally as painful is being angry yourself while having an unresolved conflict with someone you care [...]
Posted in Children, Family, Life, Motherhood, Trials on October 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Everything looks rosier through the lens of reminiscence. Reflection, sleep, and sweet photographs do wonders, as well, for PVSS: post-vacation stress syndrome. Tell me if these pictures don’t dissolve all feelings of anxiety, weariness, and frustration. Maybe it’s just me. I do have three children–evidence that I don’t retain the trauma [...]
Posted in Bible, Children, Christ, Christian Life, Faith, Family, Food, Life, Marriage, Motherhood, Parenting, Spiritual Formation, Trials on October 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
My husband and I love sushi. If you are a sushi lover, you understand this amorous affair. Besides being the most fantastic combinations of flavor and texture, sushi is, in its own right, art. Each hand-crafted piece is meant to be savored. Sushi’s fragility requires that you simply place the entire [...]
, and am enjoying the opportunity to teach and disciple my children at home. When not busy with family, I love to paint, sew, garden, host teas, cook, play the piano, mentor younger ladies, and redecorate my girlfriends' homes.
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