There was a period in my life where I thought a lot about my salvation. I remember the racing of my heart when I realized that I wanted to know Him. I remember asking my parents countless questions and I remember meeting with my pastor in his office. I remember walking down the aisle on Easter Sunday morning and the exact dress I was wearing. I even remember that beneath my baptismal robe, a few weeks later, was a PeeWee Herman t-shirt and denim shorts. It's not that I ever had any doubt in my belief or the transformative power of Christ to save, but I worried a lot about the moment of my salvation -- the physical moment when I prayed to receive Christ as my savior. I never doubted that Christ would do what He said he would do. What I doubted was that I had done what I was supposed to do. ...
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Harvester
Please tell me y'all listen to Brandon Heath?! He is one of my favorite singer/songwriters and the fact that he happens to love Jesus a whole lot and sing about Him from time to time is just icing on the cake. I'm super excited because today his new album Blue Mountain is available to download and I have been waiting with bated breath. The tracks have been available to preview on his website for awhile now, but there is nothing like seeing it stream via iTunes when I'm running. Yay for new tunes! Anyhoo, this is my favorite song from the album and I wanted to share... just in case you needed something new to listen to, too. The words of the chorus gut me. For all that we've grown, how could we forget those who don't know or just don't know yet? Let's harvest this field from sunrise ...
Post-Modern Mommies
I won't tell you which one, but I went to a break-out session on the first day of dotMom that I was less than impressed with. It was geared towards teaching your child to have a heart for missions and I was pretty excited about it. The speaker presented a lot of useful information, but it wasn't anything I didn't already know and I was regretting not spending that time for something different. Fast forward to Saturday and I found myself in Jen Hatmaker's session called Parenting The Kids We Have, Not the Kids We Were. It was described as the "nitty-gritty of raising disciples in a post-Christian society... unpack[ing] what makes our kids' generation tick, what they love, what they hate, and how to show them Jesus in a way that won't make them puke". Can we talk about how amazing it is that ...
Work in Progress
These two are the reason I get up and walk out the door every morning. Scary faces, toe-biting. and all. When I was younger, all I could think about was being a stay-at-home-mom. Yes, I went to college. Yes, I had plans for my career. Still, my plan all along was to put the career on hold and rock the babies all day long. I never even considered that God had a different plan in mind for me. The circumstances don't really matter, but my husband decided to pursue his own business and that meant I was the reliable job for awhile. I honestly didn't mind. He was following his dream, spending the days outside, working hard with his best friends, and making his way in the world. It was a joy to see him so happy. We didn't have children yet and I worked for a wonderful company at a job that I ...
Unfaithful
I'm sure you've picked up {especially if you watched the vlogs} that I attend a weekly Bible study/fellowship time with a group of local girls. These are women that even six months ago I might not have classified as my "friends", but today I could not imagine living life without them. I have learned more about myself and my relationships and my heavenly Father since June that I might have ever known before. He is teaching us and growing us and forcing us to think outside of the box. We started by reading The Purpose Driven Life which helps you to evaluate yourself and what you are called to do as a Christian. Then we read Outlive Your Life where we learned how we fit into the world and how we can and should make a difference in what is going on around us. Currently, we are reading Living ...