In his book entitled Prayer, George Buttrick tells a story to help people see the goodness of God …“A lecturer to a group of business men displayed a sheet of white paper in which was one blot. He asked what they saw. All answered, “A blot.” The test was unfair; it invited a wrong answer. Nevertheless, there is an ingratitude in… Read More
Archives for August 2013
Start your mornings off right
The first day of school came like a drill sergeant, forcing me out of bed and into my day, barking a long list of orders. No more sleeping in, and no more lingering mornings … No ma’am. It was time to hit the ground running. Get out of bed. Wake up the kids. Make breakfast. Pack lunches and a “healthy” snack. Where’s your water bottle?… Read More
On Being Brave
“Do it!” I yelled to my blondie, little Miss, the one who bears the resemblance of her mother in more ways than one. “You can do this!” Monkey bars are normally no match for my rough and tumble daughter, but this park and these rings are different. “Come on!” I said, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” {I’m laughing, as I… Read More
When I asked you for help, the lies in my head, and what I made for dinner.
I played a little game on Facebook this past Sunday night. I wrote, “Let’s play the game where you tell me what you made for dinner tonight so that I can have some new dinner ideas. Sounds fun, right?!? Ready, go!”About 6 comments in, and I was inspired … But then things took a very different turn in my mind. Suddenly, “Please inspire… Read More
One Question
image source “What do you want?” It’s a simple question that, depending on your voice inflection, could come out a hundred different ways. But what if this time it’s Jesus asking? Will you take just a few minutes and imagine Him sitting with you? Maybe He’s across a small table, leaning in, eyes soft and smiling. And He wants to know… Read More
Eat This Book
It took some nerve to say it out loud to a room full of teenage girls, but the cost of sounding like a crazy woman was worth it.“Girls, I don’t want you to read your Bibles anymore. I want you to eat it.”They all giggled a little, then looked up at me wide eyed, nervous. They didn’t know what was coming next.“You… Read More