Archive for October, 2007
Keeping us on our toes: Train Version
I know I wrote recently about our funny Steven, and Sunday night he gave us another good laugh. Long story short we were in a big crowd of parents and costumed children for a fall festival at our church. Lydia and Steven were jumping in one of those “instant-gratification via air” tents while [...]
Though You Have Not Seen Him
Oh, Lord, write this on my heart today.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in [...]
No, Really. The Real Deal.
Okay, so I wrote the other day about this speeding stuff. I am happy to say that God has given me the grace and strength to stick to my resolve and obey Him in this area for the last several days. (Yay! Cheer with me! This is challenging for me.) [...]
The Real Deal
This week I’m begging God for the grace to help me finally kick a habit I’ve been enslaved to for years. Today is “day one” for me as the “new woman,” and I think I might get some strength from writing it here completely out in the open. I hope I’m not disappointing [...]
MCO Retreat
Eric and I returned this afternoon from a wonderfully refreshing time together, which was a retreat weekend for Medical Campus Outreach. It was at a gorgeous old plantation with marvelous views. We were so blessed to be able to lead them in worship this weekend, and our hearts were enriched and revived with [...]
Yay for my Baby
My husband is back online! He’s going to try to keep a blog “for real” this time. Well, hopefully he will. I’m setting up a site for him because he wanted a little playground for his music, notes, worship thoughts, and lyrics. It’s using a premade theme right now with a [...]
The Greatest Strength: Communion With Christ
Since the soul-enriching path of prayer is open to the very weakest saint; since no high attainments are required; since you are not bidden to come because you are an advanced saint, but freely invited if you be a saint at all; see to it, dear reader, that you are often in the way of [...]
Remembering
Lydia concentrates at the table so hard. She is trying with all of her might to connect the bottom “leg” of the letter “R” to the middle point. She keeps missing it. She kicks her chair and starts crying.
“Mommy, I just can’t make it!’” she exclaims in frustration.
Of course she can. [...]
Sufficient
Is the work of Christ sufficient for me today?
Is the grace God gives because of His Son’s work enough for me?
Is the work complete, or am I striving and straining to make it complete?
Yes!
Jesus Christ, the lamb of God, stands in my place, and His finished work is sufficient.
As I dress myself and little ones, [...]