I had read these verses many times before, but the first time I remember living them were in the weeks after Kris was first in the hospital. Stacey Thacker texted me Romans 5:3-5, and I honestly grimaced. I looked at this process of suffering to endurance, endurance to character, and character to hope and thoughtContinue reading “What’s So Great About Hope?”
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My Word for 2018
My friends and I often joke about how we want our word for the year to be Nap or Hawaii; we want a good word – one that means good stuff is coming, not more hard stuff. I began praying throughout December for my word for 2018 and after much seeking, God gave it toContinue reading “My Word for 2018”
Rejoice in Weakness: Advent Week 3
I loathe making mistakes. I’m not necessarily a perfectionist, but I don’t like looking incompetent or weak. So wouldn’t you know that the week of Advent where we focus on weakness would be the week I found a major typo in the reading plan. The scripture reading was supposed to be from SECOND Corinthians, notContinue reading “Rejoice in Weakness: Advent Week 3”
Square One
My husband and I stood on the beach with our two oldest children. We had been looking forward to this getaway for months. We stood there, holding hands with our daughter and oldest son as waves rushed up the sand, covering our toes with icy water. “Let’s go farther!” my daughter exclaimed. We shuffled forwardContinue reading “Square One”
Draw Near: My Favorite Part of Easter
As a child, I was always fascinated with how Peter Pan could separate his shadow from his body. How cool was it that he could grab and hold his shadow?! I mean, what a great trick to show off to your friends. I wanted to be able to do that so badly, but it’s justContinue reading “Draw Near: My Favorite Part of Easter”
Erin H. Warren 