I Bought a Dress
1) I tried to come up with a clever title since Vacation seemed boring, but my attempt at un-boring is mediocre. 2) The title I did come up with should come at no shock to you; dresses are my life these days. I love them. Moving on: I got home last night from my first … Read more
The Closest I’ve Ever Come
I don’t claim to know much about motherhood. I’ve seen birth, I’ve babysat some pretty stellar kids and I’ve had shared the disappointment that comes with disciplining them. That’s it though. Mere snapshots in the life of my friends’ children. Tonight, however, I know grief. Grief over a child who blatantly tells you one thing … Read more
“My Manifesto”
Manifesto happens to be my new favorite word. Check this out. I read this this morning and thought you may benefit from it as well. While it’s Milton Vincent‘s manifesto, I’m thinking of adopting it as my own. It’s from his book, A Gospel Primer; you may remember me blogging about it before. Boldness is … Read more
Because Church is Canceled
I come from a community/culture where church was canceled twice in 10 years (or something to that effect). Snow storms come and go five months out of the year and my pastor allows his congregation to make their own decisions about traveling to church. And we do (did, in my case); we are experts in … Read more
On Patience
This morning, while reading and praying, I was thanking the Lord for prayers he has specifically answered these past few weeks; particularly prayers in regard to anxiety. I suppose I should have posted about that first, then moved on to patience, but who’s counting? So I was thanking God for releasing me from the bondage … Read more
Draw Me Nearer
During my four years and four months at The Hood, I’ve always had a hymnal in my home. Upon packing my books up, I realized that said hymnal did not belong to me; it needed to be returned. Thankfully, I was able to use it one last time to reminisce. During what will most likely … Read more
The God of my Failures
“1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, … Read more
The Savior of my Prayers
Here at The Hood I have a friend who has the opportunity to pray with the speakers that come in each week. He has expressed several times that he often feels like an ant in a giant’s world when it comes to praying with some of these men. He told us (the staff) one week … Read more
Indignant when Blasphemed
Romans 1:5 says, “through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.” Paul is speaking of his ministry as an apostle here; he desired to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations for one reason: the … Read more
On Silence – A Guest Post
This comes from an email I recieved from my old roommate, Tumaini (nickname). She just moved to Africa two weeks ago. Thoughts on Easter: We met together on Good Friday night to have a time of singing and prayer, which was a blessing, and as we sang, the drone of the mosque echoed in the … Read more
