I wanted to know about goodness . . . but foolishly believed I would spend this month studying obedience. Was I wrong! Like everything else, goodness begins with God. So, if you missed anything, I’ve gathered all the posts on goodness here in one place. Click on the title or graphic to read a post…
God is good! You and I want to trust those words with everything in us . . . heart, mind, soul, and strength. But if you’re like me, you pray and ask God to help you trust Him completely and then something happens and worry is followed by a little doubt and you find yourself struggling—again….
When I began The Faith Project I had no idea where the adventure would lead me. In the first post of the year, I shared two basic commandments for the year: To grow in faith and love for God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; with a desire to be completely devoted to Him in heart, soul, mind,…
Monday I asked you to rate yourself from 1 to 10 on the humility scale. Proud 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Humble I’ve spent hours since thinking about numbers and how we rate ourselves. The number on the scale. The…
Freedom Love Wisdom and now… Prayer. So much has been said and written about prayer. How to pray. When to pray. What to pray. Where to pray. Journals. War Rooms. Lists. Methods. I’ve read dozens of books on prayer. I’ve started countless journals. Set up my “War Room.” Written Bible verses. Taught Bible studies. Written…
You would think love would be an easy subject, wouldn’t you? We toss around the word all the time. I love this or that post. I love good coffee. I love Ted Drewes Custard (it’s a St. Louis thing). I love babies and puppies and quiet afternoons. And that’s just the top of the list…
Stranger danger… is the danger to children and adults, presented by strangers. The phrase stranger danger is intended to sum up the danger associated with adults whom adults/children do not know. (Wikipedia) And because of stranger danger we: Don’t talk with strangers. Don’t walk with strangers. Don’t… In fact, children are told to run the…
“And the second is equally as important.” Equally important to loving God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength is… Loving your neighbor as you love yourself. Matthew 22:39 This one’s hard isn’t it? Loving imperfect people? People can’t see our hearts. They can’t tell how much we love God . . . except by…
I don’t give much parenting advice because well . . . I don’t have much to give. Each child is unique and what worked for me may not work for you and what didn’t work for me might be the answer for you.
Since our children have been grown for some time, I do however have some advice on loving your adult children well.
Love is in the air and I’m excited! It’s February so of course, The Faith Project has to examine and live out love. What can you expect? Ways to live out loud our love for God, and tips and ideas to help you apply the 5 Love Languages to your relationships. I believe intentionally looking for…
You’ve heard the quote from Martin Luther, “Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.” I woke up the other morning with the words “sin boldly” on my mind. Not your typical opening thought for the day? Not mine either. I believe it was God’s nudge for me…
Two weeks into The Faith Project and it’s time for the first update. So, how’s it going? Well, some good and some not so good. The Good Trusting that my freedom is complete because of Jesus is going great. I believe Jesus has made me: 1. Free from the guilt and shame of sin.2. Free from slavery…
It was in the fall . . . 2010. I was scrolling through Facebook when I noticed that Women’s Day Magazine was looking for bloggers to take part in a year-long blogger project to promote The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. (If you’ve never read it, I highly recommend it.) I wrote a brief intro-letter…
