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...
Who Will Be Known By Your Adequacy?
Hand me a staff and cloak 'cause I'm feeling like Moses today. Remember Exodus 4:10-12? Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them...
When Prayer Becomes a Powerful Foe
A prayer-filled friend is a powerful foe—not to the befriended—but to the father of lies, the deceiver, the sly one. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16 I recently met with Kay, a godly mentor of twenty years. I'd not seen her in awhile but during an extended time of prayer the week before, I sensed God prompting me to ask her to meet me. I'd been on a...
Unlocking God’s Strength in Your Weakness
I'm delighted to announce our NEW study! Beginning Tuesday, January 28th, the Ladies' Community Bible Group will come together in a home setting to study Priscilla Shirer's Gideon: Your weakness. God's STRENGTH.When we hear the name Gideon, most of us think about his 300 soldiers or the fleece he laid out under the evening sky. But Gideon's story is so much bigger than any one man and his...
A Brilliant Way to Record Ideas
Imagine the grin as I peeled back the festive paper to find a journal with Brilliant Ideas imprinted on the front in all its Copperplate glory. (Thank you, Ellen!) Brilliant? Sure -- no pressure! Ideas? Now, that's more my speed. An hour prior to receiving this thoughtful gift, ideas had already begun percolating over a plate (yes, a plate) of grits with one of the most creative people...
One Way to Live More Intentionally in 2014
Has anyone asked what your one WORD is for the year? I met with someone last Friday who shared how her one word is PEACE, pointing to Isaiah 55: You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace... Last year, my word was SEEK. And this year, my word is SEEK, based on Matthew 6:33: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well....
Sacred Rhythms in 2014
Earlier this week I came across a puny piece of paper with the words Sacred Rhythms: Arranging our Lives for Spiritual Transformation scribbled sideways. I don't recall jotting them down but I've no doubt as to the Prompter. Although I'm only half-way through my latest Kindle download, I appreciate how Ruth Haley Barton tenderly sifts through the truths of spiritual transformation,...
First Gift to Open: Bible
As we bring this series to a close, I'd like to share one last tradition we began with the boys soon after we became Christ followers. On Christmas morning, children are bouncing off walls and even a few adults (whom shall remain nameless) have been known to get giddy about the possibilities lurking in a stocking nearby but the moments just prior to the sound of ripping paper holds the...
Memories in a Mason Jar
Four days until Christmas but it's not too late to create a meaningful gift for a loved one. One of the best Christmas gifts my grandmothers ever received from me (according to them) was a jar of memories. For one, I labeled the mason jar Why I Love You. Inside, she discovered 52 slips of paper (1 a week) with handwritten specific ways I loved her. For the other, I labeled the...
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