May Guest Blog on Crossreads.com My backyard provides God such a wonderful backdrop for my education. Gardening teaches me that many of nature's processes mirror our struggles. Take weeds for instance. What a wonderful metaphor for life’s yucky stuff that embeds in our souls when we are not paying attention. I hate weeding. Our backyard …
Saints, God is Cheering You On!
Our view of God the Father is crucial to our wholeness. We can’t possibly run to a Father that we think is always criticizing us, watching us with a stern eye or ready to take away some of His blessings back for our bad behavior.
Mommy or Me: Who is first?
Ages and Stages Part 4 Mommy or Me: Who is 1st? (Repost from 2014) I think I was in my upper-twenties when the dawning occurred. "I" had become lost in the role of “Mommy”. The decision to be a stay-at-home mom cost us financially but rewarded us with the certainty that we could completely oversee …
A Mother Worth Mentioning
Mother's Day Saturday, May 7, 2016 What her eyes saw – lack and death– suddenly did not matter. Her heart saw the reality of God’s faithful and protective hand in her life. Mothering becomes more difficult when a husband isn’t in the picture. In the past two weeks, I’ve been struck by the mother in …