Discipleship
Why I Published “My Diary” (Good Pastures!)
Many people pick up my book, begin to read, then quickly stop – they come to me and say “I feel like I’m reading your diary! How do you feel comfortable with me reading this??” The question seems funny to me, since it’s already passed the publishing stage – I had this thought before I published, and thought very deeply about why I wanted to share some of my deepest thoughts.
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I grew up with a mother who exercised – I grew up with a mother who tried so hard to implement an exercise routine, that in order to do so she had her 3 middle school children in the living room doing Leslie Sansones “Walk Away the Pounds”. I never understood why, until I’m a […]
Reconstruct
There are buzz wordsWords I’m not used toOr words I’m simply not fond ofI hearI reactI judgeThen I condemn Before even a word is on my tongue, Or a believing thought on my heartOr a conversation to be had Deconstruction It’s such a difficult thingWe hear itWe judgeAnd we simply condemn When in reality, If […]
Take One Day at a Time – Practically
People tell me to take one day at a time. I don’t always understand how to practically do that. We like to think we take one day at a time, since we usually think “Well, what else do you think I’m doing?” or “It’s impossible to live tomorrow too!” But,I have found that certain mindsets […]
The Devil is in the Details
This phrase is commonly used to talk about the danger of missing details – how quickly a detail can mess everything up! The devil is also in other details – the ones we may miss frequently, or not give him “credit” for. Very quickly, they will mess everything up. Very often a thought will cross […]