Surrendering Expectations Last week we talked about how surrendering our own plans is crucial to being ready to hear God’s instructions. How it’s not about throwing away our agenda or ideas—just holding them more loosely so God can swap them out as needed. This week I’d like to talk about surrendering expectations. It’s kind of…… Continue reading Preparing My Heart to Hear from God: Part Three
Steps Toward Surrender Surrender is often perceived as weakness in our culture. I think much of it is because of our society’s obsession with self, and our entitlement mindset. If I don’t get MY way then I’M going to be very upset! It is acceptable to have our lives revolve around ourselves or our closely…… Continue reading Preparing My Heart to Hear from God: Part Two
Obey Without Delay Back in January I wrote an outline for a series that I had titled “Preparing my heart to hear from God”. I thought about it and thought about it, but never actually wrote the articles and now I think I know why. While my bullet points and thoughts were relevant and I…… Continue reading Preparing My Heart to Hear From God: Part 1
My kids are so weird sometimes (all the time). Right now, boy #3 is definitely the weirdest. He spouts off his four year old ideas and wiggles his eyebrows at you if you appear to not buy into his wisdom. He has a permanent smirk of mischief on his face and his eyes stay in…… Continue reading Thoughts on Being a Mother
I like to start out most entries with a funny little anecdote, usually about my children. They make me laugh with their ridiculousness and I like to bring a smile to anyone reading by sharing. But if I’m being really honest right now, I don’t feel much like laughing these days. I’m more stressed than…… Continue reading When you are discouraged with who you are
“I’m so glad you made it!” “Come in, can I get you something?” “I’m so happy to see you!” These are all things I say frequently when someone comes to my house for a party or even just to hang out for a little while. The words come easily and are genuine—I truly love making…… Continue reading Hospitality when hard
I love knowing things ahead of time because I love to plan. I’m okay with nice surprises now and again, but mostly I just want to sort everything out and come up with the most efficient and amazing plan possible. If we are driving somewhere together and you are directing me, I don’t want to…… Continue reading One little step at a time…
With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot being so high this week I overheard many conversations on how people would spend the money if they won. I even entertained a few grandiose daydreams myself! I noticed that most peoples’ hypothetical plans for their winnings involved doing really nice things for other people. And let’s be honest,…… Continue reading Meeting Needs
“Mommy, she said “Amazon”!” he excitedly told me. The three year old was watching JustinTime—a little kid show that explores other countries and cultures. However, I realized that he was excited to recognize the word “Amazon” as the company who delivers a bunch of packages to our home—NOT the lush rainforest with a variety of…… Continue reading A quick reminder about the big picture
Once upon a time, a young girl sat on her parents’ bed as her mother paid her in m&m’s for smiling at people that day. Not speaking to anyone; that was too advanced. Instead, the girl was given m&m’s for making a conscious effort to smile at strangers while running errands. It’s probably obvious, but…… Continue reading A fruit craving
Lucy with the Broken Sword 