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 [...]
This morning as I started my Quiet Time, I was hungry for bread, but instead of going back to the Gospel of John, I decided to look through some of the other Gospels to see what else (where else) Jesus may have talked about bread. That’s how I came across Mark 2 and a word [...]
My third word for 2011 is bread. As in, Bread of Life. The first two words appeared weeks ago. Breathe and Simplify. But I didn’t firmly grasp the third word until the latter part of January. During my Quiet Times studying John, God kept showing me “bread.” Each time I read or wrote about bread, [...]
More than a couple of years ago Peter coined the phrase, “Once you know, you can’t not know.” I’ve been thinking about that lately, only with a slight twist. Once you see, you can’t not see. Have you ever discovered something new, and after the discovery, you see it all the time? Maybe it’s a [...]
It’s not often, like, never, that I’ve heard the words “vagina” and “penis” in a sermon. Until today. Jim Pace was the guest speaker at lcf and let me just tell you – he brought it! Jim is the lead pastor at nlcf in Blacksburg, VA. He’s also author of “Should We Fire God?” and [...]
The porcelain oven top was scattered with bread crumbs this morning, not the size Hansel and Gretel left as a trail in the forest. Rather, the size that comes from someone buttering toast on top of the stove and leaving the remains. A quick wipe of the stove top would mean the kitchen was all [...]
I’m trying hard not to get stressed out today, even though I’m feeling a bit like the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. “I’m late.” You see, Ann Voskamp wrote her first post about 1000 gifts in November of 2006. Others joined her in the journey years ago. She’s written an amazing book (affiliate link) now [...]
I confess, Sundays are sometimes pretty stressful around our house. Today, however, was a good day. I woke up well rested. Peter, not so much, according to his new super cool sleep cycle study app. He and I were able to spend time together and pray together before the kids woke up. I was able [...]
I announced a few weeks ago that “Breathe” was one of my words for 2011, but I’m not sure I ever mentioned why. I intended to, of course, but then life got in the way. Life has a way of doing that, doesn’t it? Then I wondered if it even mattered, explaining something that was [...]
Today I am reminded of Adam, the toddler in the simple cardboard book I Don’t Want to Go by Anne Sibley O’Brien. I bought the book for Morgan when he was two or three. He had such a difficult time with transition! Whenever it was time to transition from one thing to another, he would [...]
