A Image to Treasure
These last few days, I celebrated Thanksgiving with my sister’s wonderful family. Before I arrived, I received a powerful message from Judy Dunagan who wrote about a gift she recently received. Judy has written a beautiful book called The Loudest Roar: Living in the Unshakable Victory of Christ. In this book, you picture Jesus as […]
Considering This (3 Days of Blogs)
If I don’t post on a certain day, just know I’ll catch you up (usually after travel!). The last few days, I’ve thought of three things most of all: In Psalm 90, I’m struck by Moses’ words. He writes this: 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our […]
Some Wise Leadership Words
Today I read a beautiful sentence by leadership expert Jay Lorenzen. I’ve sat under Jay’s teaching for over a decade as I attend his Gettysburg conference every year where we learn spiritual leadership lessons from the battlefield. He recently wrote these words that resonated deeply with me. Leaders reestablish the divine order in the disordered […]
Some Fun Dinner Conversation
Last night while dining with friends, a great conversation erupted from a single comment: a friend said he loved the Easter Peeps. So many of us let our mouths hang open in disgust. Nobody else at the table liked these marshmallow treats, so a few of us wondered, “What else do you love that most […]
Savoring a Sunrise
On the drive to the gym, Ashley and I typically enjoy the sunrise, but today, it felt particularly gorgeous and unusual. With dark clouds overhead and neon pick, fluffy clouds below, we marveled at it; the valley seemed lit up as we drove on. What a morning! I wonder what else I’ll see today.
Share the Wisdom
When you learn something about God, find someone to share it with that day. It’s not strange or unwelcome news when you tell a friend something comforting you learned from the Bible. This morning, I delighted in Hannah Whitall’s Smith words about the simplicity of following Jesus like we are helpless sheep following a Good […]
Friday-Sunday Blog Update
I enjoyed the best time with Ashley in North Carolina these past few days. We delivered our Warm Holiday Conversations Workshop for Wake Chapel, and then I spoke on living a “sent” life for the women on Saturday morning. Later that afternoon, we traveled to Durham to speak for Duke’s Cru group on The Six […]
All the Raspberries: My Favorite Smoothie Recipe
I love making a fruit smoothie after the gym or when I’m headed out to campus. Because I picked so many raspberries, I froze them in bags for making smoothies. I love this smoothie recipe for delicious treat: 1 cup frozen raspberries 1 /2 cup frozen cherries 1/2 frozen banana 1 peeled and chopped apple […]
Pairing It
I lost my daily walking partner when my youngest daughter left for college. I realized that I do not like to exercise unless I pair it with something I love like social connection or learning something. I also need someone to make me do it. My daughter would drag me out the door. So my […]
A Channel
Today I loved reading Andrew Murray’s words in Humility. He writes this: “. . . we are nothing but a vessel, a channel, through which the living God can manifest the riches of His wisdom, power, and goodness. The root of all virtue and grace, of all faith and acceptable worship, is that we know […]