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Proper Refinement

Is painful.It makes me see things about myself that I don't like, like my sin-nature, my pride, my desire to hide rather than be vulnerable, my embarrassment at my weaknesses.Turns me into a person more willing and able …
This one caught my attention yesterday

"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down." (Prov. 14:1)Having seen much evidence of this tearing down in our home and with our relationships, I have also been increa…
One Year Ago Today . . .

... began a very difficult year. Remember last year's July storm? I just went back to read my old blog entries after the storm and during the power outage:Taking refuge elsewhereDisaster at the museumMeanwhile, back at…
I need to go to bed.

Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISTP)Your personality type is reserved, methodical, spirited, and intense.Only about 6% of all people have your personality, including 3% of all women and 8% of all menYou are Introvert…
Do I Feel Betrayed, or Loved?

I've been thinking about the sermon we heard today on Matthew 26, so I've decided to try to summarize the main points. Anyone else who heard the sermon can correct me if I'm wrong or add to my summary!The love of God is…
Whoa, Nelly!

I'm taking one for the team on this one. Clay and the girls are SO EXCITED about going to Six Flags this week. I'm so not. (Shhh... don't tell!) Some time over the past two decades, I lost my nerve. Maybe it was ar…
Looking for the Invisible

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.…
Eight Random Things About Me

A Xanga bloggy-friend asked me for eight things about myself:From ages 9 through 13 I participated in a 30K fund-raising walk called "Walk for Mankind." I loved doing that walk, which was a fund-raiser for Project Conce…
Today

Days like today make me glad that God doesn't experience time the way we do. That He doesn't have "good" days and "bad" days. And I guess I'm not sure whether I would classify today as a "good" day or a "bad" day, myse…
It's NCF-bloggy link week!

I hardly ever link to other people's blogs, and yet here is my third one in a row this week!Worku has a blog entry that I want to remember, so I'm putting a link to it here. Worku is one of the first Africans in our chu…