I was reading the book of Nahum recently and was challenged. I have to say I haven’t spent much time in this book and for the first time I realized something about Jonah that I haven’t thought about before. I have to wonder if part of Jonah’s frustration was the he knew in his spirit… [Read more…]
August 2, 2011
Our job as a Christian is first to love God with all our heart, all our soul, and all our mind (Math 22:37-40). When we make this the priority, we will be challenged to 3 things: To shake off everything that is not of Christ To stir up the giftings inside To let Him pour… [Read more…]
July 19, 2011
For years I’ve heard people use the quote “Forgiveness is easier than permission”. Often it was said with a chuckle by the person who was needing to or going to need to “confess”. My spirit has always wrestled with this quote. I’m far to black and white to even step into that mentality. On a… [Read more…]
July 14, 2011
I like to save time wherever I can. Raising four kids and cooking to bless others, I tend to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Here are some time saving tips that work for me: 1. Trail Mix/Veggie Trays – In order to keep from grabbing something unhealthy to eat, I keep trail… [Read more…]
June 10, 2011
I’m always inspired after watching the Disney movie – Tangled. Inspired to not only keep moving forward in life but to keep dreaming. I’ve had dreams come to fruition and I’ve had dreams shattered. In every case though, I’ve realized that it’s dreaming that keeps me moving forward. To have faith requires me to dream. … [Read more…]
May 27, 2011
I serve a Great God. A Mighty God. A God that is constantly active in my life – molding me to look more like Jesus. Challenging me to think and act more like Him. Requiring more risk…more faith… more of His strength. And I’ve been given the reward of being able to cross over –… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
We just finished facilitating our first Financial Peace class. We’ve taken it 3 times before this and have learned so many new things with every class. Simply because we are farther along in that financial journey. As we finished our last session we asked our group what we could do better, or differently the next… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
This journey we’ve been taking with my mom who is fighting cancer has been such a life changing experience. I’ve been challenged more than ever to define who I am and what I am equipped to do “naturally” and what is required of me to learn in order to be an effective burden bearer. I’m… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011
I was thinking about gears today. I’m laughing at myself because that is something I’ve never dreamed of thinking about. However, I have children involved in robotics so gears have become part of my life. My strength though is not in building robots, but rather in building teams. Team dynamics can make or break productivity. … [Read more…]
April 11, 2011
These last two weeks we’ve been hit with what could be devastating news. I took my mom to the ER for major stomach pain and bloating. She was later told it was cancer. Wait…what??? What just happened??? We were moving through life, doing normal things, celebrating friends and family and from no where we were… [Read more…]
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