So why is it that grace is no longer amazing to some of us? It’s like we expect it so much that it has receded into the background of our lives. We feel entitled to it. Why? Because we are human? I mean, I guess.
When Grace is No Longer Amazing
Thursday Thoughts
“When I get honest, I admit I am a bundle of paradoxes. I believe and I doubt, I hope and get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about feeling good, I feel guilty about not feeling guilty. I am trusting and suspicious. I am honest and I still play games. Aristotle said …
Settling into Motherhood: Training Up A Child In The Way He Should Go
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 NKJV *removes halo* I promise you, for the entire 38.2 weeks I was pregnant with K, anytime someone would mention this scripture in an effort to give me parenting advice, …
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The Amazing Sunflower Story
I woke upon Monday morning a bundle of mixed emotions. I was tired and in pain as usual. (Thank you, Fibromyalgia). But I was hopeful and determined because I was launching a new company (check out NewSeason Books). I was disturbed by some things that had transpired the week before when I'd been used and …
Grace Muscles and Confessions (Happy New Year!)
Jesus loves me. This I know. 2013 was what some would call a roller coaster year for me. There were high moments (signing two book deals, five years of marriage, finishing my novel trilogy, baby girl counting to 20), times when I felt like I could just throw my hands up in the air, let …
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MyBrownBaby – Grace for the Ignorant: The Jesus I Want My Daughter to Know
Umm, yeah. Crazy. I love Jesus. I do. And I want to teach my daughter to love Jesus, too. I want her to meet this awesome Power that has literally changed my life. I want her to know that her being an intellectual, a critical thinker, is not, in any way, at war with her …
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