Putting on My Happy Face

A friend of mine recently confessed that she’d like to be more thankful, to complain less and to realize God’s blessings in her life. I’ve been thinking about this a lot.  Something in me knows that it’s also something I should pray for too.  But something in me also rejects the idea. Don’t get me…

What do you thirst for more than God?

A sermon at our church talked about how Jesus as he hung on the cross asked for something to drink and how he was served sour wine instead – yet another betrayal and mockery Jesus didn’t deserve. The sermon questioned why Jesus would ask for something when he knew the outcome, and it was because…

Chosen for More

I open Ephesians today after picking up the house a bit. I intentionally had turned the radio off, which means my mind swirled with the following thoughts: How does this house get so messy so fast? Maybe I need to reinforce cleaning up toys a bit more with Eli. Or maybe I will wait until…