While the day of Engage 24 in 2015 may be over, the spirit of Engage 24 can endure. The point of this initiative is not to check off a yearly gospel sharing opportunity. The point of Engage 24 is to be a kick off to gospelize each of our lives, and equip and excite us…
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Refocus Challenge: Week 1 Review
The 5 Week Refocus Challenge is well underway. Here’s a recap of week 1: My Thoughts: What an awesome week of sweet soul searching! Remembering my identity in Christ was invaluable to begin this process of “getting back to” God’s best for my schedule, my thoughts, and my relationships. I set up some reminders of my…
Confessions of a Missions Trip Junkie
“You have been tagged in 39 new photos….” Facebook notified me of new pictures displayed online, apparently with my face participating somewhere in the frame. My amazing friends and students of our college ministry were spending their Spring Break serving inner city Dallas, Texas. My husband was leading this missions trip, while I stayed home…
The Prince Who Chose Drizella
I was a bit skeptical about the 2015 interpretation of Cinderella. This has got to be my favorite fairy tale, so I like to see it filmed exceptionally well. I believe the story of Cinderella is written on the hearts of every human being on the planet, which is why we relate so well to…
She rises while it is still night: confessions of one exhausted mama.
After a long night of very exhausting attention to Operation: sleep like a baby, this morning was a little rough. Our evening included attempt #1 at ditching the swaddle, day 5 of recovery from the daylight savings time change, and therefore a whole lot of NOT sleeping. At the 10 o’clock hour I was growing…
Do you just love being a mother?
It had been months since I saw my friend and hair-dresser (and consequently months since my hair had a good trim!) With my fantastic mother in town and available to watch the kids, I booked the much needed appointment. The first thing she asked me was, “Do you just love being a mother?” These days,…
Grab that Symota [Set Your Mind On Things Above]
My husband just began a new chapter of life as a youth pastor. The ministry he inherited is full of strong-hearted youth who dubbed their group with the name S.Y.M.O.T.A. It stands for “Set Your Mind On Things Above” (pronounced sim-oh-tuh in case you, like me, were wondering) Based on Colossians 3:1-2 which says, 1 Since,…
A Quiet Calling in the Mess of Mothering…
It is morning. At least I think it is. The days and nights run together in these early days of sustaining new lives. My mind is tired, but I am awake in the stillness of this moment. Babies are calm, One sighing sweetly in my lap, Another hiccuping contently nearby. My senses are awakened, the…
Little victories
Little victories This week has been one for the books. I started it out a bit discouraged about different circumstances: learning my new role as a mother, continuing the crash course in breast-feeding, saying goodbye to Shane for a week so early in this blessed but challenging stage of getting to know our babies. (To…
Happy May Day!
I woke up this morning to sun shining, birds chirping, and babies kicking inside my huge belly. Everything about this day says, “it is time to be alive.” Today, kindness is a choice. Humility is a part of my wardrobe. Patience will be my compass, and gentleness my sail. I will forgive and let go;…