Let me share my recent string of FIVE avoidable life experiences, with the hope of making your journey less–how shall I say this–burdensome. You’re welcome. 😉 ONE. One poorly considered Christmas gift for your child. That’s all it takes to ruin your life. Ours came in the form of a red, shiny Radio Flyer push tricycle that cannot…
Return to your rest, my soul.
Are you having trouble giving God the benefit of the doubt? Maybe you’re staring at a mountain, wondering how to keep believing and trusting God will move it when you aren’t feeling it. I was there just a few weeks ago. Fortunately, we are not helpless in our discouragement. Faith itself is a gift from God, but…
Fish goals.
Sometimes when my Drew wants to justify a special purchase, he claims Andy wants it. That was the supposed thrust behind Drew’s treasured fish tank, although Drew had told me for years that he personally hoped to later procure an aquarium. Drew’s dreams were realized on a very special day this past August when he purchased the…
This is the God who pursues you.
My pursuit of Christ has been more of a job these days, and you’ve probably experienced a season like this. As much as I’d like to tell you that my faith in Christ has always and only entailed floating from spiritual high to spiritual high, I’d be selling my walk with God woefully short. But any apathy I fight…
Never be last.
My son and I attended storytime recently. It was our first time. We were running behind in usual fashion. So when I flew into the library parking lot and saw a mom hurrying her son in, I knew it was go time. I can be a very competitive person when it means avoiding last place….
By prayer and petition.
Are you needing something from God? Are you making the same request of God over and over? Have you been asking God for something lately, and you remain in the waiting place? I may never understand the waiting. Although I’ve recently learned we’re not called to be quiet or indifferent about it–but engaged and involved, arguably…
chicken bones.
It doesn’t take much time around me to learn I’m a domestic goddess dropout. To further intensify my insecurities, both my mom and Drew’s mom are like Martha Stewart meets Mr. Rogers. They’re the most loving, hospitable, and crafty moms I know. And then there’s me and my many talents. Like my unnatural ability to shrink clothes. My…
Because we know God.
I write a lot about God’s voice. I write a lot about the fear of missing it. When I discuss hearing God, I don’t always mean audibly. We hear God in different ways, but largely through scripture, people, and the Holy Spirit within. You can probably tell that I personally struggle with being too obsessed with hearing God’s…
My friend, Bae.
While my Drew usually gets to be the hero to our Andy, I still zealously vie for the crown of fun parent–although I sense I’m losing by a landslide these days. To compound the competition, Drew continually brags about how he invented “Donut Saturday” for Andy. Remarkable ingenuity, don’t get me started. Drew even had the audacity to implement a rule that Donut…
Paige Pippin 