What do we do when we are bored with the Bible? Do you ever open your Bible to find the words blurring together? Last week I woke up everyday before the kids and had about 20 minutes to read my Bible, pray, and drink my coffee in peace before the chaos crew climbed out of their sleeping quarters. It was beautiful. It was sweet, until I realized I only did it to check it off. I wasn’t really internalizing the…
6 Feelings I’m Feeling about Back to School Last week my two oldest birdies flew. Maybe not the way I would have pictured life, five years ago, but here I am. A first-time “Kindergarten” mom. Yes, I have a little girl in Kindergarten, but I’m talking about my older boys. The ones who will be in 4th and 2nd grade are my making feel like I’m in a glass case of emotions. I’m the kindergarten mom, who will cry cried buckets…
The Soap Bible Study Method As I sat with a friend, she was sitting next to me in the chair pulled over from across the room. I sat in the swivel chair. Foil and pink highlights stuck out froth top of my head. As she crossed her legs, and leaned on the arm rest, I looked at my sweet friend. Her eyes glistened as she told me this coming weekend was her baby’s birthday. The one who passed away just…
How Every Mile Matters and to Forgive Yourself Miles. A distance we travel. Sitting across from her, with her long dark hair hiding her ears, she shared the distance she had traveled. It began with a restless heart. The hands which sought something else, anything else, the wrong-else, gripped the coffee mug. I sat in the booth across the table and looked at this girl. Bread laid untouched in a plastic clear bowl. I din’t even sip my lemonade. Her…