Rethinking Christian Life
It’s a Fruit…of the Spirit
“Ugh,” I roll my eyes and sigh. “Why can’t I get it right?” My shoulders knot and my heart clenches. My mind reels with the familiar diatribe, “You should be able to do this. Why don’t you have more patience or self-control. Get with it Angela.” Then I attempt to muster up patience when my…
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Waiting, Writing, Waiting, Writing…
Have you watched the movie Facing Giants? Here is a short scene I want you to watch: God has given me a vision. It is a big one. One that I cannot make happen myself. One that I have to trust God to do in His time and in His way. At times this dream…
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Three Empty Chairs
My blessings have been prodding and poking the painful places in my soul lately. As God is apt to do He uses their naivety to shed light on things I would prefer to leave in the dark. He shakes me awake through them as they open their hearts to me… “Mommy, I want another baby…
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Strength in Waiting
Isaiah 40:31 “but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” So we are waiting for God to perform a miracle. Right? A miracle in our bodies, so we can have a…
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Blessedly Frustrated
I have to admit that lately I have felt FRUSTRATED! I have made no less than nine calls to service departments for repairs around the house in the last month. Not to mention that my van’s paint job is peeling, the CD player broke, and the breaks are starting to squeal. Then there is the…
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Active Patience
“I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 My simple mind read that verse and thought I know what waiting patiently looks like. You are quiet and still and waiting. Right? That is what I teach my children. My two year-old whines, “Milk-y, milk-y, milk-y.” (I do…
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Blisters, Plungers, and Patience
I rubbed a blister on my hand today. I rubbed the blister into the palm of my right hand with the handle of a plunger. Yes, a NASTY plunger. It wasn’t the first time this week I had to plunge out a certain someone’s toilet. In fact it was just yesterday that I found my sweet…
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Mittens in Summer
I have yet to understand marketing and why mittens were available in the summer. Â It was the end of July and I was out clothes shopping for some kiddos I love. One of my sweet blessings noticed the most awesome pair of fuzzy mittens she had ever seen. She just HAD to have them. Since…
Read More Rethinking Christian Life
It’s a Fruit…of the Spirit
“Ugh,” I roll my eyes and sigh. “Why can’t I get it right?” My shoulders knot and my heart clenches. My mind reels with the familiar diatribe, “You should be able to do this. Why don’t you have more patience or self-control. Get with it Angela.” Then I attempt to muster up patience when my…
Read More Rethinking Waiting
Waiting, Writing, Waiting, Writing…
Have you watched the movie Facing Giants? Here is a short scene I want you to watch: God has given me a vision. It is a big one. One that I cannot make happen myself. One that I have to trust God to do in His time and in His way. At times this dream…
Read More Misc
Three Empty Chairs
My blessings have been prodding and poking the painful places in my soul lately. As God is apt to do He uses their naivety to shed light on things I would prefer to leave in the dark. He shakes me awake through them as they open their hearts to me… “Mommy, I want another baby…
Read More Misc
Strength in Waiting
Isaiah 40:31 “but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” So we are waiting for God to perform a miracle. Right? A miracle in our bodies, so we can have a…
Read More Misc
Blessedly Frustrated
I have to admit that lately I have felt FRUSTRATED! I have made no less than nine calls to service departments for repairs around the house in the last month. Not to mention that my van’s paint job is peeling, the CD player broke, and the breaks are starting to squeal. Then there is the…
Read More Misc
Active Patience
“I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 My simple mind read that verse and thought I know what waiting patiently looks like. You are quiet and still and waiting. Right? That is what I teach my children. My two year-old whines, “Milk-y, milk-y, milk-y.” (I do…
Read More Misc
Blisters, Plungers, and Patience
I rubbed a blister on my hand today. I rubbed the blister into the palm of my right hand with the handle of a plunger. Yes, a NASTY plunger. It wasn’t the first time this week I had to plunge out a certain someone’s toilet. In fact it was just yesterday that I found my sweet…
Read More Misc
Mittens in Summer
I have yet to understand marketing and why mittens were available in the summer. Â It was the end of July and I was out clothes shopping for some kiddos I love. One of my sweet blessings noticed the most awesome pair of fuzzy mittens she had ever seen. She just HAD to have them. Since…
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