Last weekend Miriam’s cousin Averi came over for the evening. Miriam and Averi were born just eleven days apart. At one point Eric poured a little pile of goldfish on the table for them to share from our giant goldfish box. And both little toddlers knew exactly what to do. They began seeing how [...]
This week I was at a woman’s Bible study and Priscilla Shirer, the author and speaker, did an amazing job talking about our God who is able. Powerfully able. There is absolutely nothing to difficult for him. We looked at Ephesians 3:20-21:
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we [...]
For a long time I really thought it was a bit silly and redundant to talk about God being good. Of course he’s good!
But then I began thinking how often I don’t treat him as though I truly trust that he is good.
I want to make sure life happens a certain way. I [...]
When she sins against me and I react without grace it’s because of her. Or at least, that’s what I tell myself. After all, I wouldn’t be bitter or angry or frustrated if she hadn’t…
But James has something different to say:
James asks the question, “What causes fights [...]
I hate it when she doesn’t listen. talks about me. forgets. is late. tries to control me. says things like that. has unreasonable expectations.
And I react. And my reaction isn’t gracious.
My reaction is the thoughts that go through my mind even as I smile at her. It’s when [...]






