What We Miss When We Judge
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others.The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged." Matt. 7:1-2 Don’t judge me. We have been in a month process of turning a farm house into an...
Finding Balance in Motherhood
This post on finding balance and living in the tension of motherhood appeared several years ago on OverACup and then was republished on TheMOBSociety. It is as true now as it was then. I really need it's message this week. I hope it helps you, too. I'm a black...
When the Progress Seems Too Slow
I tend to be an ambitious, overachieving, optimist, biting off more than I can chew and believing it can be accomplished in an irrational amount of time. As such, I tend to become frustrated or disheartened, when it becomes obvious that on any given project I...
Happy New Year {belatedly}: How To Do Hard Things
Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? What about goals? I figure since everyone always asks I will too. As we look back on 2015 and figure what we want to be different in 2016, I wanted to list some of the realizations that I have had over the past...
How to Walk in Trust
Something occurred to me just recently. I was driving in my old truck (going on 200,000 miles) late in the evening (read, after dark) by myself on a trip which would take about an hour. Halfway there, the truck started running rough and the check engine light...
Learning to Sit with Jesus
I struggle with daily quiet time. I know. One of the queens of Quiet Time is not supposed to struggle with it, right? I do. Frequently. When I look at a list of studies like the one in my post from a few weeks ago, sometimes I begin to feel overwhelmed. I...