Sleep. These days, climbing into my bed is one of my favorite parts of the day. I find it amusing how when I was little, I would fight to stay up for “5 more minutes.” Now I fight to go to bed. Sleep is that thing that I used to do quite well, and […]
Relationship
Monthly Masterpiece: Matthew 18 – part 2
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts […]
Monthly Masterpiece: Matthew 18 – part 1
Matthew 18. The pages in my Bible where Matthew 18 falls are well worn and include my handwritten notes, expressing thanks and praise to the Lord. Two parables in Matthew 18 read like a prophetic word when I study them. Fullfilled prophecy. Though I am not proud of it, I am eternally grateful. Matthew 18 […]
Monthly Masterpiece: Simply Stated
Sometimes we meet someone who inspires us; someone who discovered strength through their weakness, became fearless because they faced their fears, and learned wisdom because of foolishness, whether it was their own, or someone else’s. My July feature comes from a writer who’s known more than her share of struggles, and she’s chosen to embrace her mess […]
For Days When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough
Some days I feel like more of a mess than I do a masterpiece. Today is one of those days. It would be easy to write about this life and tell you that mine is Instagram perfect, but that just wouldn’t be real. I have days when my frame feels too big and my self […]
Repentance {day 17}
I was one of those Mama’s that made my kids say they were sorry when they were the perpetrator of an offense, even when they really weren’t sorry. There were probably even a few times when they didn’t have a clue what they’d even done wrong. In fact, I’ll make a confession. I’ve […]