Today, I’m participating in the She Reads Truth devotional-writing project. You can read more about the project and check out other SRT readers’ devotionals here. What are the chances we’ll find ourselves in the belly of a whale? Slim to none? Whew. Let’s move on, then. Deuteronomy, anyone? I’m kidding. In all honesty, I approached… Read More Jonah 1-2: She Reads Truth devotional
Today, I’m participating in the She Reads Truth devotional-writing project. You can read more about the project and check out other SRT readers’ devotionals here. “O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.” (KJV) Ouch. Wrath?… Read More Psalm 38: She Reads Truth devotional
Is it just me, or has this culture of comparison we’ve created seemed out of control lately? I first noticed this phenomenon when a friend was planning a birthday party for her toddler. We were talking about decorations and she said, “You know, there’s a lot of pressure when you’re planning a two-year-old’s birthday party,… Read More This Culture of Comparison
As I mentioned yesterday, something I’m looking forward to during Lent is participating in the She Reads Truth devotional-writing project. You can read more about the project here, and you can check out other SRT readers’ devotionals in the comments here. Hoping and waiting for the Lord. This pretty much sums up some of our… Read More Psalm 130: She Reads Truth devotional
As I mentioned yesterday, I need Lent. I know that Lent can be a touchy subject–it’s not a part of all faith communities, and people often see it as going against the grace and forgiveness we’re supposed to cling to as Christians. Lent can be polarizing, really. I don’t have an answer for why this… Read More On my heart during Lent
“it was a quick succession of busy nothings” -Mansfield Park, Jane Austen Well, that’s been life lately. The last time I reflected on my one little word, I talked about how it was going well so far (see the post here). My one little word is intentional–you can read more about why in this post–but… Read More Being Intentional (a minor setback)
Do you ever feel like you’re surrounded by negativity? Like no matter what you do, no matter how happy you try to be, you just can’t get away from what brings you down? When I say “negativity,” I don’t mean the big, heavy stuff, like depression, illness, or the death of someone close to you.… Read More Responding to Negativity with John 21:22
Have you heard of the Daniel Fast? I first heard about it during the She Reads Truth devotional on Daniel last fall. I’ve been struggling with truly trusting and listening to the Lord lately, and I’m hoping this fast might help me with these struggles. I’m thinking about starting it on Ash Wednesday. It’s a… Read More Contemplating a Daniel Fast
(side note: If you find yourself singing Patsy Cline all day as a result of the title of this post, I’m sorry. And by “I’m sorry” I mean “you’re welcome.”) Confession: As much as I like to describe myself as a laidback, go-with-the-flow kind of person, the fact of the matter is that I worry. Constantly.… Read More Worry. Why do I let myself worry?
“I’m busy.” “I’m so tired. It’s just been such a busy week.” “One more day of vacation, and then it’s back to being busy all the time.” How often do we hear these kinds of remarks? Or make them ourselves? I spent my twenties being busy. The end of college was busy. Graduate school was… Read More The Myth of Being Busy