Archive | July, 2010

The Source

Posted on July 28, 2010 by in Blog, Family Stuff, Mothering, Trust

Ben and I were talking about our children and their need for discipline and love in their lives.  In talking we realized that too often we make the offense be about something other than the heart issue. It becomes something that offends us or our “rules.”  The kids can pretty quickly pick up on what [...]

Getting Rid of the Spiritual Shopping Cart

Posted on July 25, 2010 by in Blog, Trust

I have a small group of women I disciple on Tuesday nights. The group expands and contracts like breathing in and breathing out, but there is a core group who have been coming for about a year. From the beginning this group has challenged me. They love to dig into the Word and they are [...]

Count Your Blessings

Posted on July 21, 2010 by in Blog, Trust

I recently read about Betty Lou Oliver, an elevator attendant for the 80 floor Empire State Building in the 1940’s. On July 28, 1945 Betty Lou was at the 74th floor when a US Army officer crashed his B-52 bomber into the north side of the building at the 79th floor during a thick fog. [...]

Great Stuff or Not So Great?

Posted on July 18, 2010 by in Blog, Conferences, Devotions, Life, Presence, Stand Firm, Trust

Speaking of the signs of the end of the age , Matthew 24:10-12,says: “At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.  Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he [...]

Proof of His Presence

Posted on July 15, 2010 by in Blog, comfort, Presence

When I was a kid my family spent many weekends at the beach.  We camped, jumped waves, built drip castles, collected all sorts of shells and bits of flotsam, drank lots of soda, and were usually sunburned. Traveling home with sand in your bathing suit was part of the experience! I remember walking alone down [...]