Recently I attended a women’s event at the church I grew up in. I was surrounded by women that had impacted my life and influenced my decision for Christ. It’s been many years since I shared a time of spiritual growth with these ladies and yet, it was as if no time had passed at all. These women invested in me. They taught me the principles of God’s word, not just in Sunday School classes, but through their daily lives. I watched one trust God for provision when her husband became unemployed for many months. I watched one cling to the Comforter in the loss of her teenage son. I watched one ... Read the Post
Archives for January 2014
Gentle Spirit
"If you spill that juice you will get NOTHING else to drink for the rest of the day," I bark at my two year old. He smiles and proceeds to tip the glass. Time seems to stand still as I watch this sticky liquid roll over the table, down its legs and splash onto the floor and nearby walls. "That is it! NO MORE DRINKS FOR YOU TODAY," I yell with my trademark scrunched eyebrows and clenched jaw. His chocolate-brown eyes meet mine, and his bottom lip begins to tremble as he runs off with heartfelt sobs. This time something finally clicks in my sleep-deprived brain. God lovingly convicts me of ... Read the Post