Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
belonging, Bite of Bread
We Need to Belong God gave us the desire to belong to something or someone or a plural of someones. He’s a God of relationship, and we were made in His image. Even at fifty-two there is a little girl in me who wants to belong. I’m also acutely aware of others who want to belong. Maybe it’s that longing …
faith, identity in christ
I’ll never forget the day we sold our mini-van. It was the weirdest thing. I couldn’t wait to get rid of it, the mom-van decorated with college bumper stickers. But when the day finally came, I felt a deep sadness creep into my soul. Selling it closed the end of an era of our family. Gone were the days of …
Bite of Bread, faith, treasure hunt
He was my favorite toy at the time. His name was Andy. Raggedy Andy to be exact. My mom made him and Raggedy Ann the theme of my bedroom. I had a toy chest with their pictures on the front, and she decoupaged fabric cut outs onto my window shades. My room was so cool. I loved Raggedy …
Bite of Bread
My voice lacks volume. It’s like it’s turned down, and I can’t adjust the knob, not much anyway. Some days it’s worse than others. When my kids were little, I could never yell loud enough for my sons to hear me call them back into the house for supper. After three or four attempts I’d have to find my daughter …
Bite of Bread, Uncategorized
Easter is over. But I always like to linger in the moment. I have a love hate relationship with the fact that so much preparation goes into a holiday and then, “poof!” it’s done. Time to put all the extra dishes and decorations away and get back to the daily grind. I like to get back to normal, but I don’t …