After unpacking how to Give-as-you-go, I realize there is another important quality we can practice from the book of Ruth: gleaning. As I mentioned before, gleaning is the “gathering of extra.” One of my college ladies pointed out that Ruth had an incredible attitude as she was gleaning. She was grateful, kind, confident, and unselfish….
Give as you Go: Space
Another way to give as we go is by making space. Not schedule space, we talked about that yesterday. I am talking about bursting our personal bubble to let others in. This is extra difficult for those of us “no-touchy” types (Jesse Katsopoulos from Full House, Kuzco from Emporers New Groove, etc.). From my studies this week,…
Give as you Go: Time
The lyrics above always strike a chord with me. Yesterday, we talked about giving our extra money. Today we are looking at how we can give our time away. Again, I am a HUGE advocate of giving a specific dedication of your time. For instance, Shane and I have taken much of his vacation time…
Give as you Go: Cash
Probably the most recognizable way to give-as-you-go is to give financially. This is not to be confused with tithing. God established tithing as a way to give specifically to God’s purposes through an ordained ministry (the temple/tabernacle in the Old Testament; the Church in the New Testament). Giving so others can glean is simply an…
The Art of Giving and Gleaning
I have been studying Ruth this week with my FANTASTIC college ladies Bible Study. Something that really stood out to us this week was the concept of gleaning. According to Merriam-Webster, to glean is: to gather grain or other material that is left after the main crop has been gathered. In Leviticus, God gave His…
We are Expecting!
Yes, Shane and I are adopting! We first started praying about this on the drive to our honeymoon flight. We knew God was leading us to start a family this summer (2013), so we began plan A: get kids however we can 🙂 So why are we adopting? Lets just say, Adoption is not a…
Remembering God’s Goodness
Hebrews 3:6 says this: “Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” Later in the chapter, the author describes a group of people who did not hold fast to their relationship with God, who “always go…
Getting back into God’s Word
Today, I couldn’t find my Bible. How embarrassing. It has been a busy season. What was the first thing to go? My Breakfast with Jesus….. and while we are on the subject, I let go of most of my fantastic habits ;( Anyway, since we host many-a-Bible study, we have a LOT of Bibles floating…
4 Good Reasons to Stop saying the F-word.
Ok, I’m not talking about that F-word… Though I would really like to stop seeing it appear on my Facebook feed. (Shameless plug, my friends.) Nope, the abominable F-word I am talking about is… dare I say it on my blog?….. FAT. There is a popular “pin” showing up on Pinterest* lately: Inigo Montoya is…
Open Letter to Momma’s waiting to Adopt
This post was originally published in 2012. I recently read a blog post by a woman who is in the process of adopting. Her words were heartfelt and beautiful. She and her husband wrestled with the waiting process, the longing for their child. It could be years of waiting. Like many waiting to adopt, this…