category: Struggles
My Baby in His Hands
January 22, 2010" Fear is one of my besetting sins. It affects many areas of my life. Each new season God brings to me can become another temptation to anxiety. The season of motherhood is no different. Pregnancy is difficult. And precious. And tenuous. It is, from the very beginning, a letting go. Though my baby is within me, our [...]"
home for Christmas
December 15, 2009"You know that feeling you have when you’re getting over an illness? It’s kind of disorienting, like the world just wobbled on its axis. I have my little routine and plan for getting things done and getting ready for Christmas, and I was totally thrown off by being out of commission this weekend. (I know, [...]"
Reminders
March 01, 2009"“Life is a series of tradeoffs.” -my dad (and yes, I know he’s not the first person to say this, but I’ve heard it from him most often) Living on a sinful, fallen planet means I’m never going to have it all at once. Some element of life will always be less than desirable, no matter [...]"
James 3: A Story
December 02, 2008" (HT: Unfurling Flower) "
Beauty from the Heart: Faces
November 25, 2008"I began reading Beauty from the Heart around the same time I started Hope Road. It’s been one of my favorite blogs ever since. Hannah and Lindsey write in a way that resonates with my heart and the things I care about. A few weeks ago, they released their first promotional video for their upcoming conferences. [...]"
Listening and Led: Emotions
October 22, 2008"What we listen to will lead us. What we pay attention to will make an impact on us. What we are preoccupied with will shape us. Emotions. They’re loaded and confusing – especially for us women. Often, they’re not what we would expect, and they seem uncontrollable. Positive emotions bring so much pleasure, while negative emotions can effectively ruin [...]"
Loving the God Who Reprobates
October 21, 2008" I was so encouraged by what I was reading tonight in the devotional Taste and See by John Piper. He describes a conversation with a woman who had recently learned the Biblical reality that “if God chooses unconditionally who will be rescued from the corruption and condemnation of sin… then He also passes over many and [...]"
Scattered Thoughts
September 21, 2008"Wow, I haven’t written since Monday. This week flew by, even though it wasn’t the best week. Every time I thought about writing, I couldn’t form an idea into a cohesive, neat little entry packaged with a catchy title and a pretty picture. I still can’t. So that’s why you’re left with these fragments this [...]"
The Safety of the Godly
September 15, 2008"This morning was particularly discouraging for me as I returned to work after a restful weekend. I was sad, thinking about how much less enjoyable life is as an adult sometimes (especially for someone who was blessed to grow up in the environment I did). Over lunch I read Psalm 121, the psalm that begins, [...]"
Not a “felt needs” Savior
September 13, 2008"There are no prayers or songs in the Bible that take their cues from the current therapeutic felt needs. That mere fact should give serious pause to anyone drifting in the direction of a therapeutic understanding of how unexamined desires link up with Jesus’ gospel. Imagine, “My Father in heaven, help me feel that I’m OK [...]"
