Posted in Frugality, Spiritual Life on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s small thing:
Order a free Olympic prayer band from Voice of the Martyrs and pray for China during the Olympics.
Thanks to Money Saving Mom for publishing this link in her freebies post.
Posted in About me, Blogging, Family Life, Frugality, Spiritual Life, Writing Life on July 5, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The blog, people, the blog!…My one year blogaversary has come and gone. I started this blog one year ago on Father’s Day. I was looking for companionship, community, intellectual life (ha!), and a blog that would honor God. I have found many of those things, but I’m still not sure where this ole blog is [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life on May 23, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Meredith, (who’s singing the praises of “crazy cream”; go see!), wants to know how we ended up in an AMiA church.
Like most Biblical journeys, it involved a little faith, some times of waiting, times of following, times of discerning, and times of blessing.
(Warning: long answer begins here!) I grew up Lutheran and was baptized, [...]
Posted in Frugality, Spiritual Life on May 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today’s small thing:
Walgreens Maxi Pads 12 or 24 pack - $1.99
Free after rebate
Purchase and donate these to a local women’s shelter or group home. I know they are on the wish list at our local community ministry.
Not expensive if you’re not a bargain hound. And you can easily claim your rebate online now. I’m trying [...]
Posted in Blogging, God-posts, Spiritual Life on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here are a few of my favorite “God-posts” since I last wrote:
Something on my Mind at Living Proof Ministries Blog — I long to be better at this. Authentically.
Eight Days at YouTube — if you’ve followed the Connor Booth posts, you need to watch this. With a hanky. Bless them for giving God the glory.
A [...]
Posted in Family Life, Spiritual Life, humility on May 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Today my daughter told me she wants to be a fashion model. When she was four, she wanted to be a teacher. When she was six she wanted to be a veterinarian. Now, she wants to be a fashion model. When I probed further, she let me know that she wants to be a fashion [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life on May 5, 2008 | 10 Comments »
If you still sin,
you’re not saved.
(discuss)
This bumper sticker referenced 1 John 3:8-9.
In my Lutheran upbringing, I was taught that we are ALL saints and we are ALL sinners. And somewhere in all of this muck is probably part of the tension between those two missionary flicks that’s been bothering me. (Now, did you see the [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life, tagged movie review on May 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Since I had such a suprisingly good movie-watching experience with End of the Spear, I decided ‘missionary movies’ (of course!) must be the way to go. I picked up another movie I’d heard about but never quite gotten around to seeing…Black Robe. Set in 1634, Black Robe tells the story of Jesuit priest, Father [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life, tagged open letters on April 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Dear various and sundry friends and neighbors,
God’s presence is all around you. I prayed that you would have eyes to see and ears to hear. And you see and hear Him, so honor Him, for He is your Lord. Don’t keep searching for answers in book or friend or drink or child. Your efforts to [...]
Posted in Family Life, Giveaways, Spiritual Life, carnivals, etsy shop on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, Hubs has the Etsy shop open, and he’s participating in Bloggy Giveaways. Go enter.
