Love… One Sip At A Time // A Valentine Tea Party
I started hosting tea parties in an older home propped as pretty as you please on the corner of a quiet street. A family of four in a two-bedroom, one-bath home made for a tight fit, and tea parties felt downright snug, but no one would change a thing. Some teas were scripture-based, and others celebrated holidays, but every time, the room filled with the scent of scones, floral tea, and...
Serve A Stranger: 30 Days of Wonder Challenge
DAY 30: SERVE A STRANGER Thankfulness beckons us to discover the wonders of God. The wonder of gratitude isn't just found in expressing thanks to God but also to each other. Find a missionary or person in the military that you, a friend, a family member, or church knows. Write a letter expressing gratitude, encouraging this person serving overseas. Consider asking if there's anything the...
Listen: 30 Days of Wonder Challenge
DAY 29: LISTEN Flip through your music collection and select a song that's particularly meaningful to your spiritual journey. Close your eyes and listen to the lyrics and the tune. Reflect on the phrases or words that catch your attention. Consider how this song reminds you of God's presence and faithfulness in your life. Spend some time thanking God for his faithfulness in your life. -...
What Are You Grateful For Today?
3 Things I'm Grateful For Today 1. A friend's surgery went well on Tuesday. 2. Our annual family beach trip is quickly approaching. 3. Ice cream tops the what-I-can-eat-after-oral-surgery list today. DAY 28: GRATITUDE Gratitude is the acknowledgement of God's wonder in our lives. It keeps us from walking past wonder unaware. Set an alarm every three hours throughout your day....
Vacation: 30 Days of Wonder Challenge
Day 20: VACATION When we choose to get away by ourselves or with others—even for a half-day or overnight stay—we rediscover God's wonders as we recalibrate our lives through a shift in perspective. Today is the day to plan that getaway you've really been meaning to take. Talk to your roommate or spouse. Find a babysitter or pet sitter. Call your family. Text your friends. And set...
Restore: 30 Days of Wonder Challenge
DAY 18: RESTORE Portraits of restoration surround us, but sometimes we walk by such beautiful work unaware. Look around your home for something that needs restoring. A wall that needs touch-up paint. A piece of jewelry that's lost its shine. An appliance that needs to be fixed. A piece of furniture that needs to be refinished. Instead of waiting another day, begin the process of repair today....
Poetic Pauses: Psalm 103
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no...
Rest. A Wonder of God.
Day 16: REST Apart from rest, we can sleep through the wonders of God. Though your schedule may be full, consider what you can do today to imbibe rest as one of God's greatest gifts. Perhaps you can sneak in a catnap. Or allow your eyes to rest mid-afternoon. Or climb into bed an hour early. Look for twenty minutes or more when you can just rest-allowing your mind and body and emotions...
Will You Finish Well?
Finishing well was yesterday's topic during Jason's sermon (which you'll want to listen to here when posted mid-week.) Later that afternoon at lifegroup, we were asked to share the name of someone we know who finished well. Almost everyone in the room mentioned a grandparent. It was a vivid reminder to those of us who are grandparents (and those who will be in the future) of how important it...
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