Feed my sheep. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst. Let them come. Don’t make it perfect, make it inviting. Full spread of imperfectly cooked delicious food on a table with a few dents and scratches. A warm home, candles lit, soft music playing, or kids crying and dishes in the sink. The bread isContinue reading “Hospitality: Come to my Table”
No condemnation
I was late. REALLY late. I was supposed to pick up the kids I nannied at 3, but I had been stuck in traffic (and maybe spent a little too much time at Goodwill hunting for treasures). Only back roads stood between me and the daycare. As any good, country-raised Southern girl knows, back roads’Continue reading “No condemnation”
How to grow a thankful heart
Scripture: Psalm 7:17; Psalm 8: 3-9; Psalm 9:1; Psalm 95: 1-3; Psalm 100: 4-5; Romans 8:1-2, 37-39; Galatians 5:22-25; Ephesians 2:1-2a, 4 and 8; Ephesians 5:18-20; Philippians 2:14; Philippians 4:6-7; Colossians 2:6-7; Colossians 3:15-17; 2 Corinthians 5:7-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:6-7, Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 12: 28-29 A flock of geese careened into Captain Sullenberger’s plane renderingContinue reading “How to grow a thankful heart”
How to fight comparison: A biblical perspective
Scripture: Genesis 3, Psalm 139: 13-16, Philippians 2:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12: 14-26, 2 Corinthians 5:2, Galatians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:4 I sent out a survey to the girls in my youth group with the question, “What is the hardest thing about being a teenage girl in this culture?” Overwhelmingly, the girls responded with “comparison”, “bodyContinue reading “How to fight comparison: A biblical perspective”
the Pursuit
From the perfect husband, My heart drifts far away To places I’m ashamed of To pleasures my flesh craves Instead of leaning closer On the One who fully loves I lean into my demons Who scream I’m not enough I stay there til I’m desperate Til all my my hope is gone All I seeContinue reading “the Pursuit”