Forsake the basic. Pursue the deep.
Last week I found myself judging someone for doing something that I later realized I was equally guilty of. I was in deep thought about that individual's conduct, questioning their character, but as I strolled a little further down that trail of thought, I could see that I had been conducting myself in the same... Continue Reading →
The last 15 months have been quite a ride as they've consisted of a series of situations that have strong-armed me into growth. Forgive me for the Thomas Jefferson quote rip-off but I guess in order to be what you've never been, you have to do things you've never done. The truth is, God doesn’t... Continue Reading →
One day my oldest daughter and I were eating lunch when she looked at the dead flowers sitting in a vase in the middle of the kitchen table. "Mommy, why do flowers die even when they’re in water?", she asked. "Because they aren’t planted in the ground." She then asked if the flowers knew they... Continue Reading →
Growth comes not from willing in our minds to grow but instead it comes from being challenged beyond what we are currently capable of. It comes from being stretched in ways that are increasingly uncomfortable and sometimes even torturous. When faced with circumstances that we have difficulty grasping, our natural tendency is to withdraw but... Continue Reading →
