Have you ever thought that you’re not where you’re supposed to be? Perhaps you got on the subway of life heading the wrong direction? Well, friend, I’m here to reassure you that you were made to be where you are right now. Even better, I want to point you to the word(s) of God that […]
Jesus and Creativity
If we use Daniel Pink’s definition of creativity is “giving the world something it didn’t know it was missing” (discussed in last week’s post) then Jesus was perfectly creative. Creative is not a word I typically think of when I think of Jesus, but maybe it should be. The reason I don’t pair Jesus […]
How My Toddler is Teaching Me Humility
I’m convinced that my toddlers’ job is to teach me humility. I know that his developmental job is to play and grow, but I believe God is using him in other ways. In fact, if humility were the same thing as humidity- and they do look awfully similar- I’d be exactly where I am. In New […]
Daycare, a surprise blessing
Last week at our Bible on Ruth, one of the questions we were asked was, “Recall a time things seemed to work out surprisingly well for you. How did you explain this success at the time?” The answer came into my head as quickly as the horrible anxiety once had: daycare. Oh, what a blessing […]
Joy to the World, We’re Done Being Sick
I don’t know if any of y’all have caught the sick bug, but as for us, I am sick of having a house of sick people. First it was Ray At the beginning of November baby Ray got the gunk. This included a lot of snot, coughing and on/off fever. Fever equals no daycare. So […]
On being Intentional: Reading Scripture
After being inspired to be more intentional, I’ve decided to focus on reading more scripture. There are lots of verses on this, but for today, I’m sharing Psalm 1: “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the course of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in […]