On Sunday, we started a new Sunday School class, John Bevere’s Extraordinary. Eric and I have done several other studies from him and found them to be challenging and thought-provoking. This week he was introducing the concept of living extraordinary lives and used movies as an illustration. Something like 70% of the blockbusters of all time have heroic, extraordinary people …
Homeschooling and Community Colleges
This may sound off the wall…I don’t usually write about homeschooling. But I’m also very proud to have been homeschooled and now homeschool my kids. As a result, I’ve got a heart for those who are homeschooling. Having both perspectives gives me a unique view. The other day I got an email newsletter from a homeschool mom who has developed …
Wanderings
In Sunday School yesterday we talked about the need to plug in and stay plugged in at the place you are getting connected to the Spirit. It’s got me thinking. Sometimes I think we get antsy in one place, because God wants us to move on. We get so comfortable that we are reluctant to move when God says it’s …
The Countdown is on…
Stars in the Night releases July 1st. To say I’m excited is an understatement. To say I’m nervous is another understatement. To say I am so glad that God is in charge of my career is a relief. I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again. I know that one reason God has me on this road …
What’s Your Legacy?
Last week, John Wooden, legendary basketball player and coach died. It’s hard to pick up a paper in Indiana or turn on the radio without hearing someone talk about him. From all accounts, he lived his 99 years well…leaving a strong legacy…not only as a coach who pulled the best from others…but a man of faith. Then I heard on …
Story Behind “He Loves Us…”
Y’all know I love this song. Here’s a great piece about the story behind the song. If you’re like me, then things like this are interesting. I am truly amazed that songwriters can pack so much into a little song. Haven’t we all had times that life doesn’t seem fair. We wonder why God allows the things He does. Yet …
Life Verse
I was listening to Meredith Andrew’s current song (Can Anybody Hear Me? — a great song by the way) and I ran across this clip of her talking about her life verse. Which lead me to wonder…what is your life verse? Mine is Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. …
Beautiful, Beautiful
Aren’t you so grateful that God makes everything beautiful in His time. That each morning His mercies are new? So as we go into the Easter weekend, take a moment. Worship Him. And thank Him for making your life into something beautiful.
It’s all about Him
Every go somewhere and walk away thinking about something you’re pretty sure nobody planned on you focusing on? That is the story of my life! Seriously. Last week I took my 9 yo daughter and three of her friends and their moms to the Rock and Worship Road Show. It was a truly great Christian concert. Seven bands and lots …
Writing: a life of trust…
The word of 2010 for me is trust. Trusting God more in all areas of my life. And that includes writing. Writing is a weird life…not very stable. We write from contract to contract. And sometimes the contracts overlap, like mine are right now, making life a wee bit crazy. Other times, we’re out of contract and wondering if and …