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...
Friday Fave: Jamie Britt
Edie Melson, Jamie Britt, and Vonda Skelton For this Friday Fave my focus turns towards one of the sweetest and most encouraging young women I know, Jamie Britt. Her physical sight may be impaired but the insight God gives her certainly is not. Awhile back Jamie asked if I would be a "Friday Friend" on her awesome blog Encouraging Women. I couldn't say "yes" fast enough. (Thanks,...
Are You An Active Idea Hunter?
"Discovery favors the well-prepared mind." -Jerome Bruner Thanks to an Amazon birthday gift card (thanks Mom & Steve!) I recently purchased Where Do You Get Your Ideas? A Writer's Guide to Transforming Notions Into Narratives, by Fred White. I've yet to dive in but admit I couldn't resist dipping my toes into page 31. The subject? Capturing Ideas In Your Writer's...
My Friday Fave: A Revised Target Plaque
Spotted by a delirious woman who was convinced she could dash into Target for just a few stocking stuffers on Black Friday -- a plaque that read: One Way to Happiness Is To Follow Your Heart. Back when I knew of God, but had no personal relationship with Jesus, [an eternal difference] I felt sure that God's greatest desire for me was to be happy. It was only when I began growing in my...
Sunday Snippets on Monday
Summit's series on sharing our grace stories continued this week. Jason's voice may have faltered a bit but his message did not. Snippets follow, but I encourage you to listen to the sermon in its entirety when it's posted Tuesday/Wednesday. --------------------- Jason began by reminding us that there are many doomsday people out there but we're to remember that nothing thwarts God's plans....
The Tilting of a Tea Pot for God’s Glory
Who would've known how a Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn to Say Please Tea Set could be used to convict, encourage, and glorify God? It all began while shopping for Piper's birthday this week. I spotted a sale on Fisher-Price play sets and took full advantage by purchasing an On-The-Go Nativity Set for her birthday and a Laugh and Learn to Say Please Tea Set for Christmas. When I...
Happy First Birthday, Piper!
One year ago today a new kind of love entered our family. It is boundless without conditions and ever lasting. It's a kind of love that blessed my life from first breath and will continue until my last. It is the love of a grandmother. Happy First Birthday, sweet...
Sunday Snippets
Kyle Estepp continued our series on life practices we want to develop individually and corporately, with this week's focus being on our own grace story. (2 Peter) "Without Christ, we were all victims of a massive hijack and were being held hostage by our own sin and the power of Satan. The place of our captivity was called "futile ways." All was futile, the blowing up of bubbles that burst....
Friday Fave: The Creative Call
If forced to get rid of all but five of my writing books, The Creative Call, An Artist's Response to the Call of the Spirit would be one of five. It's a practical and insightful workbook with eight weeks of material, plus a bonus retreat guide for group or individual use. Janice Elsheimer helps writers learn how to recognize, develop, and respond to God's creative call as we grow in our...
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