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We’re in the middle of a major renovating project in the new house we’re set to move into at the end of the month. With the help of very generous friends in our church, my parents, and my husband and his friends, the ugly 60s style carpet in our living …

While I was washing the dishes a few nights ago, John walks up to me in adult-like fashion and says: “Momma?” I turn to him wondering what his next words will be. I assumed he needed something. “I love you.” My eyes lit up and I was pleasantly surprised especially …

Recently I took John to Barnes & Noble to play with the Thomas Train table in the children’s section and on our way out after playing trains, I saw the book god is not Great by Christopher Hitchens as one of the featured sellers. I haven’t read the book. I’m …

… continues to save me from: anger, control, pride, fear, condemnation, envy, shame, bitterness, anxiety, lust. The weight of my sin on the cross was great, but not greater than the One who took it upon his shoulders: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFvMzDlsmig]

This week, I’ll be taking a break from writing on my blog to post a few video clips that our Bluefish producers have created. I’m excited to spend this week taking a step back to reflect on all that our Savior has done for us and will continue to do. …

Jeremiah’s been reading through the book of John for one of his seminary classes. Last night, he was thrilled to tell me all about what he was learning while I was cleaning up the kitchen. And I love that I get to be the one to glean from it. He …

Yesterday I went for a run around White Rock Lake and in the distance I noticed a little boy selling lemonade on the side of the running path. I felt a nudge to talk to him and share something really important that my pastor reminded me of that morning in …

When God wants to show you what human nature is like apart from Himself, He has to show it to you in yourself. I read these words out of Oswald Chambers this morning. It really hits home to me especially in the last few months where I’ve seen ugly parts …

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFvMzDlsmig]Last week, a gunman in the small town of Binghamton, New York took the lives of 13 people, including his own. The ugly darkness of evil and sin were yet again exposed to our world. And in the midst of such tragedy (around Easter), I’m compelled to look inwardly at …