Making it Impossible to Not Think About God
This is the introduction to our series What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. I grew up in church until I was six years old. I don't remember much about it except we got to run across to Dairy Queen on occasion, and we had to wear dresses and keep our hair long. I prayed beside Mama as she knelt at the foot of my bed and sang gospel tunes with my Daddy as he … [Read more...]
As the eggs steamed under my nose, I reached across the table to grab my toddler's hand. It was a normal day of saying grace before we would break the fast, and yet my toddler refused to take my hand. Instead he held firmly to his fork and said, "No God. Eat." I sat stunned alongside my husband as we each took in this moment of rebellion. It was in that moment I got a glimpse of my soul - a … [Read more...]
Today is the last day of our 5 days of living intentionally series. We’ve talked about the purpose of living intentionally, the importance of making a plan based on God’s example in the Creation story, we’ve created a mission statement (or at least started working on it), and we've talked about being thorough and evaluating our lives regularly! Today we’re going to keep moving through … [Read more...]
We are in the middle of a 5 days of living intentionally series. We’ve talked about the purpose of living intentionally, the importance of making a plan based on God’s example in the Creation story, and we've created a mission statement (or at least started working on it)! Today we’re going to keep moving through the Creation story to take our next step in filling up our lives and not just … [Read more...]
We are in the middle of a 5 days of living intentionally series. We've talked about the purpose of living intentionally and the importance of making a plan based on God's example in the Creation story. Today we're going to do a little application of what we've learned so far! When we first got married, we were encouraged to do a yearly planning retreat individually and as a couple each … [Read more...]
We are in the middle of 5 days of Intentional Living series. If you're just now joining us you can check out the introduction post and day 1 post before diving into today's topic on how to fill up your life and not just your schedule. Also be sure to check out the other bloggers taking part in this series here. Yesterday we talked about the purpose for living intentionally, and that purpose … [Read more...]
Last week I told you I was participating in a 5 days of Intentional Living series with 16 other bloggers! Did you get a chance to check out some of the others participating? If not you can see everyone's blogs and post topics here. Living intentionally is a passion of mine. I love nothing more than to teach others how to live intentionally by grace every day. As Christians, we have the … [Read more...]
I'm so excited to be participating in a 5 days of Intentional Living series with several amazing bloggers. We're each taking the theme intentional living and camping out for five whole days! Join us April 8 - 12th, as 16 blogs share their approach to intentional living! The intentional living series will take place on all 16 blogs for 5 straight days beginning Monday, April 8th and ending on … [Read more...]
We are entering into month 3 of our challenge. If you are new to the challenge, hop on board! No worries. You can pick up here or start back at February's for a check list. But either way, just get in the Word with us and seek God's wisdom! I have always held Proverbs close to my heart. When I don't know where to go in the Word, I start there. I have also loved Psalms but find myself … [Read more...]
One day turned into several days strung together into weeks. Then those weeks turned into months. Months! It's been almost three months since I enjoyed a typical quiet time, or even gotten a few minutes of quiet before my son would be nose-to-nose whispering, "Mommy..." It has been months since I sipped a cup of coffee without corralling a toddler and dog out of the kitchen and making sure the … [Read more...]
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