September 7, 2007 Be Strong and Courageous!

My favorite scene in one of my favorite movies, “You’ve got Mail”, Kethleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) is advised by her secret admirer, Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) that to save her business she must “go to the mattresses”. As anyone who has seen the Godfather (which I have not) that means…FIGHT! I watch this movie almost [...]

Aug 30, 2007 humility…

So I have gotten into a pretty regular habit of listening to podcasts on Fridays while I clean. The other day I was listening to a message about humility. The pastor referenced a guy he had recently heard talking about humility. He said he had been
guilty of wanting to be humble in order to be [...]

August 22, 2007 Small Things

I have not had a lot of time to blog this week. I started back to school last Wednesday which was actually a pretty big surprise to me…but that is a blog for another day. Anyway I am starting back on year 5 and I think I might see the light at the end of [...]

Aug 15 2007 Gotta Brag

I don’t do this often enough but I just have to brag about my husband, Mark, he is amazing….
When we were dating I was never one to talk hours on end about Mark or write “I love Mark” on everything I own, but the longer we are together the more I find myself becoming that [...]

Aug 11, 2007 What if

This Christmas I received an iPod. It has been one of my favorite gifts I have ever gotten! One of my favorite things to do is subscribe to various podcasts and listen to them through out the week while I am cleaning or driving or whatever. There is one guy, Francis Chan (I have mentioned [...]

Aug 1, 2007 Religion v Tradition

Tonight I was asking God about something that has been on my heart… where is the line between religion and tradition? When are we too much in the world or not at all of it?
I used to be very religious. I had rules for everything! There were more things I didn’t do because of God [...]

July 28, 2007 Better

There is a great Shane and Shane song….I can’t remember the title but somewhere in the verses it says, “You are better”. I love it because it is so true… He is better.
We just got back from serving at a family camp at our church. Usually when I serve at camps I get a little [...]

July 11 Missing the point

So I have been reading “Blue like Jazz” by Donald Miller. I have wanted to read this book for a while. I heard him speak at a confrence recently and he paralled the gospel with Romeo and Juliet…the human brain…and art. I love when people see that the gospel is not only written in the [...]

July 1, 2007

I am not a very good cook. I enjoy it somewhat. When I cook it is very methodical. I follow recipes, make hamburger helper or a fool proof meal…Totinos pizza! When I cook it is for a purpose: feed people. period. I get it done.
Now Mark on the other hand loves cooking. He is passionate [...]

June 28, 2007

I got the greatest gift today….my niece knows m name. She doesn’t just repeat it after you say it…she knows my name! She is amazing!
Can you imagine the heart of our Father when we know His name…not just repeating it or mocking some religous routine…but when we really know Him! Wow His heart must swell [...]