Last week I ended my post with the suggestion that we cannot "own" our lives without the help of the Holy Spirit. Paul, in the book of Galatians, describes for us what a life, yielded to the Spirit, looks like. "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of …
Own Your Life Book Club Part 2
Have you ever sat down and really thought about the talents God has given you so that He might use them for His glory? Oftentimes I get so busy with the daily activities of life that I forget to pause and think my vision for my life- what are the dreams, goals and ideas that …
Own Your Life Book Club Part 1
Myla, age 4, with Belle at Disney Oh, little girls and princesses...It just seems to be ingrained. I am not a very girly girl and for the most part my daughter is not either. But, there is just something captivating to little girls about princesses. Myla has princess everything and when we went to …
I’m Back! (Where I’ve Been and What’s Next)
I'm back to blogging and it feels great! I took a little break in the fall because I started teaching a Bible Study again and I needed to dedicate more time to lesson planning. I will be teaching again this Spring but most of the prep work is complete.One of my resolutions this year is …
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Digging into the Psalms (Part 4)- Give Me a Clean Heart
Psalm 51 has always fascinated me. When King David wrote it he had just been involved in some pretty scandalous things. He had slept with another man's wife and to make matters worse he manipulated events so that her husband would be killed in battle. The story is full of intrigue and countless lies on …
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Digging into The Psalms (Part 3)- Prone to Wander
One of my favorite old hymns of all time is Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Today, while studying Psalm 27, I couldn't help but sing the third verse. O to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to …
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Reflections on Father’s Day
With yesterday being Father's Day, I spent some time reflecting on fathers and God as my Heavenly Father. We all have various experiences with our earthly fathers. On one end of the spectrum some of us had fathers growing up who were loving, supportive, devoted and trustworthy. On the other end, many of us had fathers …
Digging into the Psalms (Part 2)- Psalms of Confidence
As I've been reading through the first few Psalms (1-5), I've noticed a theme- David's confidence in His God. One can see while reading through these Psalms that David was going through a lot. He was being attacked from outside enemies as well as enemies within his own ranks, even his own family. David was …
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Digging into the Psalms (Part 1)
Over the next few months, I plan on doing a personal study in the Psalms. I'm really excited about it so I'll probably post more often on what I'm learning as a I study. Today I started with Psalm 1. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands …
Lean Into Him
For Lent, I've taken a little break from the internet so I can focus more on study and prayer, but given that today is my son's first birthday, this mama couldn't resist posting some birthday pictures to Facebook. I've also spent a lot of time the past couple of days reflecting on the past year …
Extraordinary Treasure, Ordinary Girl 