We’ve all been there, right? We’ve all been in that place where it feels like every person we speak to needs something from us, and we can’t possibly say no to any of them. After all, what kind of person turns someone down who’s in need? It’s easy when the problems brought to us are […]
A Love That Transforms
As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34b, ESV) What does it mean to love as Jesus loves? Love is transformative. Whether a person knows Christ or not, love can change the life and world of any given person. When a person does know Christ, though? Love is something different […]
The Heart of Christmas
The Christmas season is a beautiful time of year. It brings families together, puts olds hurts in their proper perspective (forgiven and forgotten), and flows freely with eggnog and peppermint-flavored coffee. Not to mention the prettily wrapped gifts that pile up neatly under the Christmas tree. What could possibly be better? A Savior. Amidst the […]
Prepping for ‘the big day’, or: reinventing tradition
I realize our blog isn’t an American blog, but as the ‘big day’ approahces next week, I’ve been mulling over the idea of thanksgiving, in addition to some new-to me recipes I’m hoping to try out (like Rachael Ray’s deep fried stuffing balls!) One other thing I’ve been thinking about during this season of Thanks-giving […]
Water parks and control freaks
As a fiction writer, I’ve come to be aware of those everyday lessons in unexpected places. And, I’ve come to the conclusion that water parks are no place for control freaks. I learned a couple of things during a simple family outing to the waterpark. I prepared for a day of sun, water, good times […]
Life Lesson: Be – Do – Have
by: Staci Stallings This revelation hit me the other day while I was listening to a speaker on having financial balance in your life. The author talked about a goal setting seminar he went to. The lesson he revealed is that too often when we set goals, we are setting the “have” part of the […]