Every month, I’m taking a look back at the things I learned, loved, and lived through. I’m also looking forward to the next month. Here’s my look back at April and how God surprised and shocked me. Affiliate links are included below. I may make a commission from purchases made through these links, but there is […]
Weekend Fun and Glowing Hooks
Here are some online finds for your weekend. May they inspire you to shake off any remaining cold off your bones, get up, and get going. Need inspiration to get in shape? Check out this Daddy-Daughter ballet class. For your next DIY project, why not do something Moana themed? This giant real life version of […]
5 Things that Happen When You Stop Explaining Yourself
“You have the right to remain silent,” came true for me in college. No, no. I wasn’t arrested (but ask me about the time I shadowed a cop). There was overwhelming pressure to explain and defend myself from misplaced blame, and in chapel at college one day, God started to teach me about silence. In […]
20 Things I Wish I Did in My 20s
When my friend turned 25, we told her the same piece of advice. It’s okay and it’s normal to have no clue. We’ve heard about the mid-life crisis, but nobody tells you about the quarter-life crisis. It’s the moment you hit your mid-20s and realize that your life didn’t turn out as you planned it. […]
On Good Friday We Remember His Death, But Not Me
It boggled my church kids to find out Jesus was 30 years old when He started His ministry, and 33 when He died. I asked them, “How old are you? If you started your ministry now, how much can you do?” A lot, they answered. I’m 32. It’ll be a more intense reflection next year, […]
Zombies in the Bible or the Part of Jesus’ Resurrection I Forgot About
My favorite stories in the Bible are the ones that include fantastical things like talking donkeys and teleportation. How could I have forgotten about the zombies? And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top […]
What’s My Part in the Big God Story?
Our kids at church have been learning about The Big God Story, a curriculum from Dr. Michelle Anthony. Whenever I teach, I also learn, but these lessons have shifted the way I think about God’s plans. God has a plan, doesn’t He, for us? A good, prosperous, and hopeful plan (Jeremiah 29:11). In God, we […]