This week for Women of Faith, our devotional by Luci Swindoll encouraged a grateful heart. She discusses how we all have our “list” of things to grumble about and yep, I can totally relate! Those issues that hang us up and cause us to get a good case of “the…
Yesterday I ran a quick errand with just my sweet baby Tarah. I say “just” because, well, all summer, there have been no “quick” errands. With six kids, the pool, the zoo, the library, the trips to grandparents…nothing has been quick. And over the summer, nothing has been super clean…
Feeling easily distracted? Ever seen Disney Pixar’s movie Up? Doug, the talking good dog, speaks exactly what is on his mind. Watch this little clip: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSUXXzN26zg&NR=1] This week’s Women of Faith devotional by Sheila Walsh is about fixing your eyes on Jesus. Sheila discusses that she understands that phrase to…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Various Scriptures At the end of Part 1 of this lesson, we ended with the questions: Is anything too hard for the Lord? And while we immediately think , “Well, no. Nothing is too hard for God,” our actions tend to show otherwise. At…
I love chocolate. I love doughnuts. Therefore, I love eclairs. Truly, madly, deeply. What makes an eclair so luscious? The center. That glorious middle that fills my mouth with sweetness. What does that have to do with this week’s Women of Faith “Talk Back?” The article, Who Is Your Faith…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Various Scriptures In preparing your train of thought for this lesson, think about your answers to the following questions. What role does age play in our society? Do I ever act judgmental because of a person’s age? How does God view the topic of…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Genesis 17:15-19 Genesis 18:6-15 Genesis 21:1-8 Hebrews 11:8-12 This week we have several passages that mention Sarah and this topic of her age. God’s plan for her life was quite unusual as she brought into the world a son promised for almost an entire…
Outside the Zone of Adversity: Noah Hebrews 11:7 In the first part of this lesson on Noah and adversity, I asked you to think about the word “adversity.” What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of this word? Write it down and we’ll revisit…
Outside the Zone of Adversity: Noah Genesis 6:1-9:19 I’m going to ask you to think a bit about something before you dig into this lesson. Would you take just a moment and think about the word “adversity?” When you see that word, what do you immediately think of? Is it…
This week, Women of Faith challenges us with the question: Do you tend to be more of a leaping lamb or a fainting goat? I wannabe be the leaping lamb… But sometimes,there is nothing more to give. You are depleted in mind, spirit, or body, perhaps all three, and you…
Either way, that was us on Saturday. Our family, with the exception of two for various reasons, headed to the hills of West Virginia where I grew up. To a tiny little town called “Richwood.” Home of approx. 2,000, probably including the “suburbs.” We visited family, staying with my dad,…
Art is inspiring. Uplifting. Even encouraging. But the influence of a work of art is not understood at the beginning of its creation. So when Women of Faith asked: Do you have a favorite work of art? What about it inspires you? Then it didn’t take me long to think…
