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 [...]
When my children were younger, I came across a recipe in Home Life magazine for Easter Story cookies. The ingredients, the baking and the cookies help us remember the story of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. Even though the children are tweens and teens now, they still look forward to making Easter Story cookies on [...]
A place for everything, and everything in its place is a myth at our house. For the moment. When our basement flooded, we were very lucky that most things were in bookcases, dressers or in plastic tubs on shelving. Everything was in its place, thankfully, even in the laundry room where the shut-off valve broke. [...]
Today’s bread making task was not an easy one. After lunch, I set out to make a double batch of seed bread. I poured the ingredients into the mixing bowl. Bread flour Oatmeal Starter Corn oil Water Flax seeds Wheat germ Sunflower seeds I mixed it all together, but then couldn’t remember if I’d added the sugar. [...]
I struggle with being attentive. I could blame it on the fact that I’m an ENFP who has a severe case of ADHD and that would be partly true, but once you know, you can’t not know, and I know. My Dilemma I love the results of being attentive. Did you catch that? The results. Not [...]
I skipped toasted seed bread this morning, my Lenten sacrifice. Yet when I felt God calling me to say “yes,” I said, “no.” It’s much easier, after all, to give up something tangential than to die to self, give up my very flesh. From Romans 7 15 – For what I am doing, I do [...]
In the years before I started my own business, I worked for the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. One of the things I learned during that time is that chamber professionals share well with others. Need a sponsorship agreement? Ask Wendy. Need information about branding? Ask Cathy. Need to know how to handle a personnel [...]
I’ve spent most of the morning at the keyboard, trying to figure out how to play a song that’s been stuck in my head for days now. Each time I plunk it out, I’m overwhelmed by the goodness of God. It’s as if He’s using this melody to draw me close to Him. The best way [...]
We talked about rest, Wendy and I. When she was here for tea, our conversation turned to how crazy life can be and how stressed we can get as a result. Immediately, I thought of the Semi-Circle from the book, Building a Discipling Culture by Mike Breen and Steve Cockram, and briefly showed her. The [...]
We were supposed to be on the lookout for a special Christmas present from The High Calling, according to Laura. She was so excited and at some point, even disclosed that it would come from France. I’m not sure which team member received the gift first, but I remember reading Deidra’s post, seeing the photos [...]
