It's after 11:30PM when I finally fall into bed. I hadn't intended on staying up that late but there's work to be done and so, it just happened that way. It's seems like it's only minutes later, when I hear her calling out to me in the dark. She calls my name once,...
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doing good: mom and daughter style
Nine rowdy tweens + six competitive moms + seven, local service challenges = an immense amount of fun. To celebrate the end of our mom and daughter Bible study, a group of moms decided we wanted to do good in our community, but we wanted the type of good that isn't...
when your no-er breaks and resentment grows
I don’t struggle with "no". I find "no" easy, peasy and examples abound: Do you want to go to the movies? No. Will you babysit my kids? No. Can you drive me to the airport? No. Will you be a part of our committee? No. But recently, I offered help, and someone told me,...
on being generous when you feel tapped out
As I drove home from work, I prayed. Dear God, I cannot handle one more thing on my plate. I mean it. Do you hear me? Enough. Finito. That's it. For real. Tapped out. I'm not kidding, not even a little. Puh-lease, no more. : : I'm sure you understand my words because...
3 traps which line the way to growing giving hearts
Traps line the way in serving others, and even the well-meaning, may lose...
canned lima beans taste bad and other lessons from the grocery store
A couple of weeks ago, our church's bulletin contained a blurb about the new,...
serving those with dirty feet
Recently, while I was supposed to be serving, I judged a mother of twins. It...
serving others with prayer
In the book, Praying for Strangers, River Jordan discusses her ambitious New...
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