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The Princess and the Dress
My friend called me with an urgent prayer request. “I have to go shopping with my daughter for a prom dress, and I just might kill her in the process.” It was that time of year and her oldest daughter’s first prom. Everyone knows the most important part of the evening is the dress. Her…
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Comfort in Not Enough
I have many times experienced the feeling of not being good enough. I hate it. It’s what drives me to be perfect, to work harder, go faster, be more so that I will be enough. Most days I don’t feel like I’m enough for all my kids. On a recent field trip, I was listening…
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Lessons from the Wasteland: Saturday
“I get Friday, and I get Sunday. But why Saturday?” This was the question Pete Wilson proposed in his sermon at Cross Point Church last week. We understand clearly from Scripture why Jesus had to die on Saturday. He was the perfect blood sacrifice that covered the sin of the world. And we understand why…
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Lessons from the Wasteland: Living by the Promise
“Are we going to live by what he promised or by what life gives us?” This was the question Lloyd Shadrach posed in his sermon “He Breathed His Last.” Right now I’m not crazy about what life is giving me and I’m finding it much easier to focus on that. The last two years I…
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Free Advice Friday: I need more patience.
I’ve heard a lot of people say this. I recently even heard Jeff Probst admit that he wasn’t a very patient person on his show. (This, by the way, is what I love about the show.) Inevitably when someone realizes they lack patience, they next phrase is “I need to be more patient.” However I…
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Lessons from the Wasteland: It’s not about the swag
Recently we had a conversation with my oldest son about the possibility of cutting back on some of his activities because of time and money. As we talked about his involvement in his travel baseball team, a major factor for playing on this team became apparent…the swag. We have a team parent who is awesome…
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Free Advice Friday: What does it mean if we are “offended” by something someone does or says?
First you need to understand your own heart. Were you hurt by what they said or offended? If someone does or says something that hurt your feelings, then you need to own that. Sometimes it’s easier to say we were “offended” than to say we were “hurt.” Kind of like saying “I’m frustrated” rather than…
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Lessons from the Wasteland: The Ache
The Ache is the gap between how life is and how I think it ought to be. The gap between Eden and reality. The longing for perfection and justice that is never fully satisfied this side of heaven. No matter how much I hate it and want it to disappear, the ache never goes away.…
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Where I want to Live
This last weekend I was in Los Angeles to attend our first Grammy Awards. It was my first time in L.A. and my first time to the Grammy’s. I realized just how white and how small my little corner of the world is. That’s what I love about traveling, seeing new places and meeting new…
From Ice Queen to Princess 