It’s been an interesting few days at the Putman household. First, I had disappointing news, then my eldest had a disappointing gymnastics meet. Disappointment is terrible. Especially when you’ve worked as hard as you know how to work and hear that your efforts aren’t quite there. They don’t reach the level needed. Yet there’s no clear direction on how to …
What’s my legacy? What’s yours?
The weekend before Christmas our church lost a young man in a car accident. His death sent my thoughts in a couple different directions. The one that captured me first came as I considered his legacy. This young man was on fire for God. And he had a servant’s heart. When we were working on the Joplin project in May, …
Cleaning House
Monday we got 50% of our carpet cleaned. The non-bedroom variety. I just couldn’t stomach the thought of moving everything around to get all the rooms cleaned. But all the living areas were cleaned out, vacuumed thoroughly, and then dry-cleaned. Isn’t there something wonderful about freshly cleaned carpets? Ours look as good as when they were installed last fall. Fresh, …
What’s Your Dream?
What’s your dream? Some days it’s hard to get beyond the day to day to even imagine a dream. Other days our dreams are so overwhelming, they paralyze us. You want me to do what, God? Anyone? We let the days zip by us, feeling empty and purposeless, but don’t take the time to stop and ask why. Wonder if …
Me? A Princess?
One of the other things I’ll teach on this week is coming to a place of understanding our identity in Christ. Have you ever really thought about what it means to be God’s Princess? To really grasp that everything in the fairytales, plus a whole lot of authority is ours by extension of what Christ did for us? It’s a …
What’s Your Word?
This Saturday I’m speaking at a women’s retreat at Harvest Christian Fellowship in North Platte, NE. I’d love to have you join us! But as I was sitting in church yesterday, I started thinking about what I would be talking about. The pastor and I were on the same page, since he was talking about the rocks of remembrance God …
A few events…come join me
The next few weeks look a little nutty on the Putman calendar. Consider this your personal invitation to come participate! On Saturday, October 22nd, I’ll be signing my books at Open Door Christian Bookstore in Terre Haute, Indiana. 3125 Third Place, Terre Haute, IN 47802 ·I’ll be there from 1-2:30 and would love to have you join me if you’re in the …
Moments to Soak in…
Some days life stinks. It just does. We’ve all had those. Sometimes it’s a blink. Sometimes it’s a week. Sometimes it’s a season. Other times, life has flashes of hope and days of joy. And others, there are shadows of things to come. I think that’s where I’m sitting. I had a meeting on Monday that looks like a wide-open …
Bible Literacy
This year the kids and I have been starting each morning with devotions. First, we read the day’s devotional from Jesus Calling for Kids. We are really enjoying those and talking about the challenges the author gives in how to live a life that lives with an ear attuned to Christ. Then we turn to the Bible. Last week we …
Are you an Aaron or Joshua, Pt 2
Last Friday, I talked about Aaron. Today I want to turn to Joshua. Exodus 33:11 — jumped out at me again as we’ve worked through Exodus. Here it is: The LORD spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. (HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!) Then Moses would return to the camp, but his assistant, the …