It’s Gonna Be May-hem

I wrote the following post for my church’s blog almost one year ago. Today, I already feel the effects of May-hem and we are only 20 hours in! I reflected on this post today and felt that I should repost and share again. This time last year, I was at my lowest point in ourContinue reading “It’s Gonna Be May-hem”

Me + Sports = Defeat

My gifting is not in sports. Being tall, people often ask me if I played volleyball or basketball in high school. My response is always an emphatic, chuckling, “NO!” I pretty much knew anytime I played a sport, I was going lose. Defeat was inevitable. But in Romans 8:31-39, Paul tells us that we don’tContinue reading “Me + Sports = Defeat”

This Good Day

I woke up Good Friday morning contemplating Easter and all that this weekend represents. I honestly haven’t given it much thought this week. The tyranny of the urgent has taken over, and the important ponderings of this Holy Week have been pushed aside. Yesterday morning, I sat in quiet (well, not real quite because #threekids),Continue reading “This Good Day”

The Gleaning

In my last two years as Women’s Ministry Director, I’ve spent a great of time talking to other women who lead ministries and Bible Studies around the country. One lesson I’ve learned is never jump from one Bible study to the next. Instead, take a break, go back over what you learned, and let theContinue reading “The Gleaning”

Our Greatest Need

Mornings in our house look more like herding cats. Getting lunch boxes and backpacks and breakfast and shoes and socks. Oh the socks. One morning, while still upstairs, I reminded my son that he needed to bring his library book downstairs so he could return it that day. As all five us scurried about downstairsContinue reading “Our Greatest Need”