Joyfully practicing the fruit of the Spirit!
When I read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis over a decade ago, I was struck by this strange idea that, while Biblical, I’d never fully considered. The idea is that thoughts, behaviors, or feelings that don’t reflect God are directly from Satan. I always just considered them to be from me, from ... VIEW POST
"Oh, it's easy!" When you hear this phrase, it’s usually received in one of two ways: 1) factually, as in this thing is actually very simple to do! Or 2) in jest, and you’re thinking there is no way in the wide world that thing is easy at all. I’ve seen a lot of Pinterest Pins and quite a few ... VIEW POST
Our garden is massive this year. It’s actually a “multi-family” garden, shared with our friends down the street. We’re sharing the expenses, the bounty, and of course…the weeding. I’ve learned that you have to be proactive and stay ahead of the weeds or they will run you ragged all summer long. So a ... VIEW POST
I have vivid and weird dreams. They range from being friends with Bill Cosby to Dr. Phil challenging me to a wood chopping contest. (I have NO idea.) I am more than certain that my husband gets tired of hearing my detailed stories that go on for what seems like an eternity. But sometimes I ... VIEW POST
In October 2011, I laid out almost every item that I owned at a yard sale and watched with high anxiety and frustration levels as strangers came and dug through my life. They haggled for a lower price on the things that I had been saving for when I got married. Things that had been in my hope ... VIEW POST
