Do you take a lot of pictures? I do. I save a ton of pictures sent to me too. Aren't we grateful we live in a day and age where we have the ability to snap so many precious moments of life for safekeeping? Think about how much more we might have known about the past if our ancestors could have taken pictures of their lives so readily. So here we go... In no certain order, these are … [Read more...]
Go In Peace: Why “Happily Ever After” Matters
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday. I've got a treat for you today. The lovely Kristy Cambron is sharing a guest post about peace today. I don't know about you, but I feel we all can use more peace in our lives. If you aren't familiar with Kristy or her books, run—don't walk—to your nearest bookstore or online retailer. Her books are deeply researched and brimming with emotion and beautiful … [Read more...]
Seeing Clearly
I have bad eyesight. Like, really, really bad. I’ve been wearing glasses since 3rd grade, contacts since 7th. I use daily prescription drops for severe dry eye as well as for glaucoma. My glasses help me not run into things but not much more. And even my vision in my contacts can be iffy. A few years ago, my longtime ophthalmologist and I worked hard to get my distance vision as perfect as … [Read more...]
Trials and Deliverance
A number of years ago, a follower of my blog left this comment: How do you personally reconcile the two thoughts — embracing trials and praying God’s deliverance? I grew up in a church that strongly teaches pain and suffering are to be endured – almost to martyrdom, as some sort of penance, even as a way of offering a prayer up for others (i.e. if I have brain cancer I should just suffer and … [Read more...]
Taking Back the Arts
When I awakened this morning, I discovered that I was writing this blog post in my head as I came to consciousness. I’m sure it was brilliant in that place between sleep and awake while what I actually write will fall short of that. But I’m going to try anyway. In the 1970s, when I came under the Lordship of Jesus the Messiah, there was almost no Christian fiction. The local Christian … [Read more...]
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