An Exciting Opportunity! The COMPEL Online Book Club
I’m thrilled to share some great news! Proverbs 31 Ministries and their COMPEL training book club selected Seated with Christ for their online Spring 2019 book club! For four weeks beginning May 6, my acquisitions editor, Judy Dunagan, and I will lead the online book club through a series of lessons designed to improve participants’ […]
Spring Walk
Finishing Strong
When there’s a few days left of class, I feel myself descending into that feeling of wanting to coast. I’m lulled into the relaxation of summer just over the horizon. I’m already transitioning to the book writing and travel that summer brings. I drive by college seniors posing for graduation photos. I note the mowers […]
The Infinite Beauty of Jesus
Today, I think of the infinite beauty of Jesus and what it means to worship Him. He is the One–the One with God from the beginning, through Whom everything was made (John 1:1-3). He is Creator and Sustainer. The Father has “placed everything in his hands” (John 3:35). He gives eternal life and is one […]
When You’re the Only One Asking to Dye Easter Eggs
It’s odd to live in a house without any children anymore. I have teen daughters who no longer ask about Easter Egg hunts, petting zoos, or the kinds of activities we might do on an Easter weekend. We go to our church service and host an Easter feast for friends–and an Easter basket will still […]
The Proper Given Name
This morning, I discover that my weeping cherry has a proper name: The White Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry. How lovely! I shall forever use this proper name.
A Hand and an Arm
This morning I read Psalm 89:21: My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. You know how when someone is injured or sick or very old and someone else holds them by one hand and wraps his arm around that person’s back? I think of the last hobbling athlete I saw or the […]
Loving You in His Way
This morning I chuckled as I read Psalm 86:5 where David writes about the Lord, “You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you.” Why did I laugh? Well, in the margins of my Bible, for years I had written down the ways I wanted God to show […]
Marinating for the Grill
This morning I gathered all my kabob ingredients to marinate in an Italian dressing in order to build my kabobs for the grill. I let my meat and veggies marinate for a few hours before I thread everything onto my skewers to grill. While waiting for the kabobs to cook, you can make a pot […]
I’m So Cold I Made Oatmeal
I can hardly believe the cold and windy walk to my classroom. My hair swirls up like a tornado on top my head, and I barrel on, head down like a charging bull, to fight the wind. And now? Icy rain. My black fleece collects tiny hailstones as I shake my head free of them. […]