Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Christian Life
New Years is like a birthday: you always except to feel different, but you almost never do. I think in my old age at 28 I’m finally figuring out that the passing of time doesn’t really make a huge difference in your life unless you use that time well. That’s why last year I decided to set a bunch …
Christian Life, Christmas/Advent, Theology
One of my family’s Christmas traditions is to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve. For us, this movie is a classic. We sing along with all the songs and quote many of our favorite lines (which I think drives my husband, who did not grow up with this particular film, a little nuts). One of my favorite songs …
Christian Life, Christmas/Advent, Theology
One of the things that I miss about Christmas from when I was a kid is the sheer joy of the day. Not that Christmas is all about presents, but when kids receive presents, especially THE present that they wanted that year, there’s just a certain kind of joy there. I still remember a bit of what it felt …
Christian Life, Christmas/Advent, Theology
One of the hardest parts about Christmas as a kid was waiting for it to come. The month of December seemed to drag on forever. One of the longest seeming Decembers was when I was six. That year, I asked Santa for an American Girl doll (the epitome of greatness for little girls at the time). I even saved …
Christian Life, Christmas/Advent, Theology
Honestly, I can’t believe it’s already December. This year seems to have gone by so quickly. I don’t know if it’s just because I’m getting older or if time is actually speeding up, but regardless, this past year seems to have just flown by. Despite my feeling of time warp, I’m super excited for Christmas. Christmas has always been …
Christian Life, Single Life, Theology
Family holiday events when you’re single can be hard. I still remember the feelings I had at Thanksgiving and Christmas as I watched my cousins bring their significant others to family events, even the ones that were quite a bit younger than me. I felt so behind and a bit like a loser. I’m not saying anyone ever set out …
Christian Life
This past week I turned 28. There’s nothing like a birthday to make you feel sentimental and reflective. I’ve been thinking about what I’ve accomplished in my life thus far, what I still want to accomplish, and the major lessons I’ve learned in my 28 years. There are times when I wish I could go back and give my former …
Christian Life, Spiritual Disciplines
If you watched my latest Facebook Live video for my Six Week Spiritual Growth Journey (you can find it on my Facebook page), you’ll know that this week the subject was fasting. I admitted freely on video and admit freely here that I hate fasting, mostly because I have a great love for food. However, I think that’s why it’s …
Christian Life, Spiritual Disciplines
This week for the Six Week Spiritual Growth Journey, we focused on prayer. I talked about different ways to pray and practical tips on how to manage prayer requests. If you missed it, you can watch on Facebook Live here. There’s something else I wanted to cover about prayer: what it means when one isn’t answered. I will be very …
Christian Life, Theology
My last blog post was all about things that unmarried people shouldn’t do, mainly because they’re acting like they’re married when they aren’t. I tried to point out that the things in themselves weren’t sinful (though they could lead to sin), but instead they were unwise. I’d like to elaborate on that a little bit more because I think we …