Have you ever wished you were someone else? I have struggled tremendously this year with wishing I was someone else as a speaker. If I am funny, it is not because humor just rolls of my tongue. I have agonized over wishing the Lord had not called me to such serious subjects like jealousy or forgiveness. Those subjects can be hard for women to face. I have wished that I was anyone but … [Read more...] about The Struggle of Wanting to Be Someone Else
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What I Really Want
We celebrated my daughter's twelfth birthday this week. Her older sister and I ran around earlier in the day to pick up the last of her gifts. To surprise my birthday girl, I pulled her out of school early for a fun afternoon. We spent the time together doing what she liked before going to her favorite restaurant for dinner. As I tucked her into bed that night, she whispered in my ear, … [Read more...] about What I Really Want
Two Definitions of Success
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you. But to do justly,to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 (NIV)Hey Girlfriends,These just came randomly to my head in no particular order. The World's Definition For Success1) Look out for number one because no one else will. 2) Claw, steal, and lie your way to the top. 3) Starve your body and your … [Read more...] about Two Definitions of Success
The Eyes Have It
"Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness."Luke 11:34 (New International Version)I have a recurring dream that frightens me each time I find myself in it. I probably have this dream once or twice every six months. In the dream, I cannot see very well. Instead, my world in the dream … [Read more...] about The Eyes Have It
Gone the Way of Feathered Hair
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)I hit my pre-teen years just as the 1970s were coming to a close. … [Read more...] about Gone the Way of Feathered Hair
The Evil of Fretting
"Love God, all you saints; God takes care of all who stay close to him, But he pays back in full those arrogant enough to go it alone. Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up. Expect God to get here soon." Psalm 31:23-24 (The Message)I have been disobedient lately. I have been spending an unhealthy amount of time worrying about the future. I have been reminded again that it is … [Read more...] about The Evil of Fretting
