Love, love, love this new app from Ann Voskamp. I love that I can record my gifts using my phone, in a way that makes sense. And that I can take pictures of the gifts and share them with others on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. (Note: due to privacy concerns, I disabled the location settings [...]

Late last week I spent a couple of days with women (and a few men) at Eagle Eyrie discussing discipleship, huddle, oikos and missional communities. It was truly incredible! I heard about Ordinary Women/Extraordinary God from Jo Saxton and Sally Breen of 3DM. I enjoyed spending time with the women of Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church. [...]

For days when you’re feeling overwhelmed… Remember the way to Overcome the enemy Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the [...]

When I’m drowning, and I’ve forgotten how to swim, friends and a husband worth their weight in gold help me find my water wings. Sometimes, without even realizing it. Linking up with Ann today. 506. Teenage duck-duck-goose, a pile of shoes in the foyer and a family room full of Young Lifers. 507. Missing homework, [...]

I’ll show you my refrigerator if you show me yours. Tonight as I was cleaning up after dinner, I had this sudden urge to take pictures of my refrigerator. Weird, I know. Except a few years ago I saw these cool photos of people’s refrigerators. Then when I was at Laity Lodge, there was a [...]

Peter and I were driving home from church Sunday morning, admiring the gold, scarlet and pumpkin hues of autumn set against a cloudless blue sky. His comment struck me then and remains with me still, days later. “It’s hard to believe there’s so much beauty in death.” There’s been a lot of death lately. The [...]

I think I’m experiencing a little pre-surgery stress. Know how I know? I’m getting a fever blister. I just felt the stinkin’ thing under the surface, on the lower left side of my bottom lip. Just. Like, a minute ago it wasn’t there, and then, boom. Fever blister simmering. Despite the fact that I’ve applied [...]

I said yes to God a few years ago when “out of the blue,” my mailman showed up on my front porch and asked me to help with a jail ministry. (You can read the mailman story here.) Tonight I’m headed back to the Blue Ridge Regional Jail to meet with a small group of [...]

When life is out of control, I can spend hours on the most insignificant tasks. I grasp at anything to reign in chaos, even if it means cleaning and organizing our bathroom. For nearly two hours. And it’s not that big of a room. Armed with vinegar for the windows, Pine-Sol (my favorite clean house scent) for [...]

It’s not uncommon for me to be so busy talking, that I miss what someone is saying. Usually it’s Peter or the children, trying to get my attention, but I have my own words, ideas, agendas. Unfortunately, sometimes I’m like this with God as well. I have my own words, ideas or agendas as I [...]