As I sat there in the middle of the living room floor, knees folded beneath me, the rhythm of the task at hand hummed in my mind like a familiar tune. Sort, fold, stack. Sort, fold, stack. Laundry is such a routine task, and not one of my favorites. Yet, without warning, something else grabbed my attention. Stains. With two young and active kids, no amount of pre-soaking, scrubbing, or pre-treating gets out every single stain. Grass stains, slobber stains from a welcoming dog passing by, bubble-solution stains, wiping-my-hands-on-my-shirt-rather-than-a-napkin stains, ink stains, blood ... Read the Post
My blessed toilet bowl brush
When I look back at my spiritual walk, I can recall some very defining moments. Those moments that brought me into a deeper and more intimate relationship with God. You might be thinking those moments came about when I was reading the Bible, listening to a sermon, through meditation or prayer but they weren't. It wasn't until recently, in hindsight, that I even acknowledge the importance of these moments. I describe these defining moments as, “Joyfully Sacrificing My Flesh (Selfishness) for this Insignificant Task with little Appreciation.” I’m sorry about the long definition but it has ... Read the Post
Procrastination Costs
I'm a procrastinator. I struggle with it every day and I'm not proud of it. I've learned over time that procrastination costs. Sometimes it costs a lot. For instance, once I forgot about a court date for a traffic ticket. I kept putting off scheduling a new court date or paying the fine and it eventually cost me an extra $400. You would think I would never put important things off again. But I still find myself procrastinating. And sadly it spills over into my spiritual life as well. Sometimes I wonder how many blessings I've lost out on because of this bad habit? More importantly, have ... Read the Post
A Hands-Full Decade
“I’m hungry! Let’s pray.” Chase piped up as I set down napkins and silverware. Both boys wiggled in their chairs at the dinner table. Trevor had just walked in the door, and he dropped his briefcase, hurriedly changed clothes, and joined us in the kitchen. As the four of us clasped hands, my hubby of almost fourteen years thanked God and blessed the food. But in that moment, I had to gulp down surprise at the sheer size of the two hands in mine; one of them almost-ten year old Cole’s hand and one of them just-turned-eight Chase’s hand. No longer small or unsteady, their hands nearly ... Read the Post
He Stripped Me of Sin
I approached the prayer room at church before service started on Sunday to cleanse myself of iniquity; I was berating myself for a sin I’d committed just minutes before. Dropping my Bible and purse into a chair, I raised my hands up palms open to God and closed my eyes to receive His forgiveness. I started to speak, but as I spoke my words sounded hollow and empty, as if I was just confessing to sound and act contrite. This realization caused me to stutter and I stopped speaking. My stomach began to roil, and a desperate awareness washed over me of just how wicked I was. Was I there to ... Read the Post
Immediate Praise
Why is it so hard to praise God while angry, or frustrated, or scared? To be able to take a step out- of- the moment to just praise our savior should be our go-to move; but when situations and circumstances consume us, we default to our raw emotions. It is something I struggle with daily. Recently, my one-year-old son and I took a trip to the grocery store to pick up a few things for the week. I had spent time budgeting, sorting coupons, and even created a list to make our trip more efficient. It should have been a fast and easy haul. I was burning through the aisles, grabbing items and ... Read the Post
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