As I’ve been reading the book Charis – The Power of Grace, I have been inspired time and again to look at failure from a totally new perspective. As a recovering perfectionist, it’s often a great challenge for me to take a risk. What if things don’t go right? What if I fall flat on…
I have chosen my One-Word for 2017. Do you choose a word for each year? My word for 2016 was “position”, and while I tend to be very critical of myself and my accomplishments, looking back I feel I did quite well positioning myself to be more open to the Lord and to those around me….
This year I wrote a lot about war rooms and quiet times. That is because I believe that time with God should be our first priority in life. The most important thing we do in life is glorify God, and we glorify Him best when our relationship with Him is strong. That is why I…
I am done with making New Year’s Resolutions. I am an expert at making resolutions….and immediately failing at them. And if there is anything I really hate, it is feeling like a failure. But what I hate more than feeling like a failure is feeling like a failure all year long! There is something about…
It was a surreal moment for me. I sat in the large room at a long fold-up table; next to my husband and surrounded by new friends. Listening to my dad share detailed historic events took me back to my jr. high days in our homeschool. History was my favorite subject and it was the…
I didn’t plan to write this post. In fact, as it began to come to me, I didn’t want to write it. But then the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and reminded me that I have often tackled social and moral issues. And so I surrendered. I woke up Wednesday morning, November 9, 2016, eager…
