Guess what. I turn 30 today 🙂 and I thought it might be fun to share with you 20 things I learned in my 20s, in no particular order except for #1. Here goes: 1. Own your faith Of all the life lessons I’ve learned so far, this would be the most important. I think when […]
When Change Happens in the Ministry
If I could describe my ministry experience in one word, it would be this: CHANGE. Change happens in life. It happens so much, we don’t always notice. Kids growing up. Us growing wiser. Friends or family drifting apart or growing closer to each other. Churches dying or reawakening. Some changes, however, are stark. They’re sudden […]
Weekend Fun
I want to do something new and share with you some things I’m enjoying at the moment 🙂 and maybe you can enjoy them too! Have a great weekend! This song: “This Year” by David & JJ Heller Okay I shared this in my last post, but love it. It’s worth the listen. Really. This […]
Freedom
The clock struck midnight and I waited for change. It was Y2K all over again. Nothing happened. At home, in bed, tired from so many things, I don’t know why I thought there would be something different just because a new year rolled in. But I did hope for…something. A melting away of the past. […]
A Single Christmas Poem
It’s Christmas week And all through the house A single girl is rejoicing Though she doesn’t have a spouse She knows in her heart She’s never alone She has friends, she has family She has Christ on the throne She’s redeemed, she has grace Her heart is protected By the King of kings She has […]
Crazy Enough
How have you been intentional and purposeful this holiday season? Maybe you sat down and counted your blessings for Thanksgiving. Or perhaps you’re cutting back on your Christmas decorations in order to focus on the things that matter. Are you writing a life mission for the new year? How about being intentional and purposeful in being […]
Purposeful Planning
How crazy are things going for you right now? Christmas is next week! Do you still have a lot to do? Or did you check off your to-do list and only have to sit back and relax? I’m not a planner. I can do it and in many ways, planning makes my life easier. But […]