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Unity
Last weekend I had the opportunity to speak at a women’s retreat. It was held at a camp in southern Minnesota and I found it fun to get away from technology, noise and normal life. Over the course of four sessions, all of the retreat attendees studied God’s Word, worshiped together, and prayed. It was…
All We Need
Every January, my family does a spiritual fast together. We go without something in order to more clearly hear from the Lord and to be more fully reliant on him. In the past, we have fasted certain foods and drinks, technology and social media. This year, we decided to go one month without buying anything…
Like the Father.
My husband and I were laughing the other day because we each have a mini-me. One of our young sons looks exactly like his dad, and one of them looks like me. The two boys look nothing like each other, but you can definitely tell who their parents are because of the strong resemblance. Here’s…
Decisions
Decisions. Decisions. More decisions. Does it ever feel like being an adult means making too many decisions? Some decisions are easy! For instance, when I am at a restaurant, should I order a salad or French fries? (I’ll let you guess as to which one I usually pick) However, other decisions aren’t so easy. Especially…
Finding what is lost…
If anyone in my family loses something, they come to me because they know this to be true: Mom finds whatever is lost. I can’t decide if it’s because I pray and ask God for help before I search, or if it’s because my little people don’t actually exert much effort before they come hollering…
So much more…
So much more. That’s what I keep thinking about Jesus. He was so much more than anyone could have hoped or even dreamed of. When Jesus was born just over 2000 years ago, God’s people were waiting for a king. They longed for someone to rise up as a political leader and take back the…
presence over presents…
Yesterday I read something about Moses that really challenged me. It took place in Exodus 33 and I’ve read it a hundred times before. But this time, I saw something differently! God spoke to Moses and told him to go to the promised land. He promised Moses that he would give him the land, drive…
the road narrows…
I’m trying a new thing this winter and it involves bundling up in a million layers and heading outside as the sun is coming up. YIKES. Apparently, I am now living proof of what a non-winter person can accomplish when they are desperate for a little fresh air, a little alone time, and a little…
thorn in my flesh…
For some weird reason, in the back of mind, I figured the good Lord would heal me before the summer was over. Don’t ask me why… I just thought that he would heal me before I launched into another season of ministry. In the fall, my life races a hundred miles an hour with breakfast…
that time I made a sticker chart…
This is a family pic that we took on Mother’s Day. I LOVE my precious offspring…all four of them…but after weeks of quarantine and endless family time, I have never been more thankful or appreciative of babysitters. And grandmas. And date nights. And alone time. Here’s why: my youngest two are not good listeners and…