I bought pears from the grocery store yesterday that aren’t quite ripe. This is the conversation that has been going on in my home for the last 24 hours between me and Abigail (3): Abbey: (Upon seeing me enter the kitchen with a bag of pears) “PEARS!!!!! Can I have one?” Me: “Let’s feel them… Continue reading Trusting God with the Desires of Your Heart
Category: Spiritual Growth
We Gave Up Complaining for Lent
This year, our family is observing the Lenten fast in a rather unorthodox fashion. While food items such as meat or sugar are often fasted, this year we have decided to do something quite different: We’ve decided to give up complaining for Lent. Yes, you heard me right. Complaining. It’s easy when your life mostly… Continue reading We Gave Up Complaining for Lent
Courage to Face Our Fears
Theologian N.T. Wright states in his book “Following Jesus:” “Do you know what the most frequent command in the Bible turns out to be? What do you think – “Be good”? or “don’t sin”? No. The most frequent command in the Bible is: “Don’t be afraid.” Fear not….The irony of this surprising command is that,… Continue reading Courage to Face Our Fears