August 9, 2011April 10, 2023sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, The I'm not perfect club, this life together thing I went to blogher and all I really got was a dominatrix for a friend. Well, and I made friends with a gangster too. Actually, it was she who introduced me to Dead Cow Girl, the dominatrix. […] Read more
November 24, 2010April 10, 2023personal growth, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, this life together thing Forgiveness Some hurts time won’t heal. Some words still sting 20 years later. Some wounds still gape open and every word we utter […] Read more
May 12, 2010April 10, 2023life with short people, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, the parenting files In Need of Mercy She’s screaming bloody murder because she wants a bowl of mush like the Boy has. She’s already eaten spaghetti, and strawberries, and […] Read more
April 2, 2010April 10, 2023sometimes I think in sermon illustrations It’s not about forgiveness, it’s about freedom Have you ever tried to explain Good Friday to someone with no church background? If you went to Sunday school and learned […] Read more
February 19, 2010April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, personal growth, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations Deep thoughts from my pregnant brain. I distinctly remember, a few weeks after discovering that I was pregnant having the thought, almost unbidden, “This is a good opportunity […] Read more
December 9, 2009April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations I just think that songwriters should think about what the words teach, that’s all. There is this cute little song that my kids learned to sing at church last week. It has little actions to it […] Read more
November 18, 2009April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, recommended reading, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations Remember Who You Are I finished reading The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis to the kids this week. (If you have never read it or the […] Read more
November 17, 2009April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, the parenting files, this life together thing Forgiveness The Boy kneels on the floor sobbing, surveying what used to be an entire fort for his army guys to defend, complete […] Read more
November 3, 2009April 10, 2023I want to remember, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations the mouths of babes She loves princesses. She obsesses about hair and curls and pretty necklaces. Yes, already, at almost 6. I have not encouraged this […] Read more
October 18, 2009April 10, 2023random musings, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, the parenting files Come Away There is this thing I try every so often with my kids. When I can see that they are on the verge […] Read more