Greetings, Friends! Much has happened since I last posted – joy and pain, rest and activity, visitors, weddings, Easter celebration, losses mourned, books read, sleepless nights, starting a new business (more on this to come!), and delightful moments with a quickly growing 10 month-old girl. For a large chunk of this spring my heart has […]
I signed up for a mentoring program at my church. I’ve been paired up with a mentor (hurray!!) and this week was our second time getting together. We’ve elected not to go through a book or create any additional homework. We are attempting “life on life” discipleship. This week we walked, next week we are […]
This scenario happens far too frequently in my life: My husband I go out to dinner and can’t decide whether or not to order an appetizer or dessert with our meal. We usually cave and get both. And then we often forgo debating which dessert and simply order two of them. It’s fabulous and waaay […]
That’s the verse I’m memorizing this week. Psalm 57:8. The reason I am claiming this verse today isn’t because I pulled out my harp when I got out of bed. I identify with this verse because I don’t always awake full of the courage or desire to live out the joy of the Cross. Heck, I […]
Ginger – You read A LOT of books! How do you recommend getting started reading books? I have such a huge bookshelf with so many I want to read when really I feel like the Bible is the one I should be opening for the few moments I have each day to read. Do you […]
Did you know that the English term for worry comes from an old German word meaning to struggle or to choke? That sounds super appealing. And yet, I could easily be labled a worrier. There is so much content to work with: the state of the country, Syria, North Korea, baby prep, finishing a manuscript, […]
Dear M, Thank you again for your willingness to write in and share the struggles you are currently facing. Last week we took some time to talk about a large portion of your letter: what to do when you don’t like how you feel or how you look. I hope you’ve been encouraged by that […]
I learned about the Fruit of the Spirit when I was just a kid going to Sunday school. I’m not sure I understood what they were, but I absolutely had them memorized thanks to a catchy tune. Here’s the verse that addresses the fruit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, […]
REVIVE: To regain consciousness of life: to become attractive or flourishing again. 1. To restore to consciousness [the quality or state of being aware – especially of something within oneself] or life 2. To restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state: bring back 3. To renew the mind or memory I read this definition […]
Hi Ginger. Lately I have been struggling with the sin of apathy in my Christian life. It has become so bad that it has started to affect my prayer life and reading of the scriptures drastically. I feel like I have tried so hard for so long to climb out of this rut, and I […]
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