This week’s post brought to you by my husband, Jeremy Bushlack. It’s Good Friday, a pivotal day in a Holy Week – a week to reflect, a week to remember. Recently, I’ve…
Category: Jesus
And yet. Choosing trust over despair.
I was leaving for work this morning and all of a sudden I felt sad. It was like I stumbled into a mist of doom and gloom. Outside it was a brand…
Think differently. Seeing like Christ.
My husband and I are reading in the gospel of Mark this week. In Mark chapter 10 there are two very different situations in which Jesus asks this same question, “What do…
Persistent prayer. Maybe this time He’ll say yes.
My husband and I have once again started the New Year on The Whole30 diet. It’s become an annual reset for us as we aim to make wiser choices and exhibit mastery…
Here today. Christmas joy to last all year.
I love Christmas. And it’s finally here. But immediately it’s gone. All the anticipation, preparing, planning and shopping. All the snooping, hiding, sneaking and wrapping. All the hype–and it’s over in one…
Christmas carol. Trudging on through the holidays.
I love Christmas carols. And I don’t mean Jingle Bells or Frosty the Snowman. I love the old ones. Those familiar melodies that the whole world hums this time of year. There’s…
Christmas king. Different from every other king.
History is full of corrupt, power hungry, immoral, wicked kings. British historian Lord Acton famously said, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Our own nation began with rebellion and…
Christmas list. What does God want this year?
What do you want for Christmas? Every year my children asked me that question, I would answer exactly the same: “I just want my kids to get along.” A peaceful home. Free…
Final countdown. Strategies as we wait for Jesus.
Somewhere in my many bins of Christmas decor is a little snowman with removable numbers that count down until Christmas. I haven’t taken him out of the box for several years because…
Picture bible. Tips for how to choose the best Children’s Bible.
I remember shopping for a picture Bible for my kids. I basically had one criteria: How does it depict the crucifixion? I didn’t want to terrorize my kids with anything too graphic… …