"Reading 1 Acts 15:22-31 The Apostles and presbyters, in agreement with the whole Church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers. This is the letter delivered by them: "The Apostles and the presbyters,... Continue Reading →
The Abortion Bills
Tonight, my newsfeed is full of anger and sadness. Pain is manifesting all over the internet in 100 ways, from the women whose hearts are breaking over the children dying, to the women who see their own lives being torn away in front of them. There are screenshots being shared in all of my groups... Continue Reading →
A Good Friday Style Easter
This Easter was a hard one for me so far. On Friday, I saw a headline out of the corner of my eye, "When Easter feels like Good Friday." I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. As I crawled through lent this year, my refrain was, Easter is almost here, Easter... Continue Reading →
We are a Resurrection People, and Hallelujah is our Song
Yesterday, I had an awful experience at Church. I wrote about it in another post, but there is one problem with the post about one instance. It is not just this one church, or this one type of incident. I have been treated this way over and over and over again at different times throughout... Continue Reading →
Jesus Did Not Suffer Joyfully
Lately, I have been screaming inside, pretty much all day every day, because I am having a hard time, and I am being honest about it. Over and over again I see the weary faces of everyone around me. I don't blame them for being sick of hearing it. I'm sick of hearing my own... Continue Reading →
Tuesday of Holy Week: Notre Dame Still Stands
I have seen pictures now. The Church still stands. It may not technically be a miracle because it wasn't actually burned down to the ground, and I don't even know how bad it got, but as far as I knew, it was a total loss. In my life, it is a miracle that Notre Dame... Continue Reading →
First Impressions: Pope Benedict’s Letter about the Church Scandals
Ok, if you're reading this, remember this is my first impressions upon reading only part of the letter, I'll write again when I actually get to read the whole thing. I have to admit all I want to do is roll my eyes so far. Seriously, just blame the whole thing on artists and the... Continue Reading →
The Problem with Gazelle Intensity
I should begin this with letting you know we are a low income family with a lot of big graces from God and our family right now. We are rich in so many ways, but when it comes to money, we are in a hard season. A few weeks ago, I was feeling guilty over... Continue Reading →
Prayer of the publican
Dear Jesus, I have failed you time and time again. I have lost all hope that I could be your promised one. I want to believe that you could still use me, but I don’t know how. I mess up all the time, and in ways that have such huge consequences. God, money won’t fill... Continue Reading →
Give Like no one else: Stay at Home Moms
As many of you know, we are doing Dave Ramsey baby steps. We are working so hard, and definitely struggling at this point. What has brought me a lot of hope in our movement forward is turning every single one of my struggles into a hope for the future. In that vein, I thought I... Continue Reading →
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