Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
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Daily Reads 10.11.2019
Read: Ephesians 4:3-6 Once in a while, Dave and I disagree. And as we discuss whatever the issue might be, we begin to polarize. You know, I go to the extreme end of my point of view, he goes to the extreme end of his. If we aren’t careful, some small point of contention becomes …
Daily Reads 10.10.2019
Read: Ephesians 4:2 A friend shared this story with me. Ten years ago she had out of town family visiting. On the last night they would be in town, she invited her other children for one last evening of fun. She busily made dinner, all the while helping her daugther with a baby that had …
Daily Reads 10.09.2019
Read: Ephesians 4:1 My granddaughter is two and a half. As I expected, she started asking, “Why?” a couple of months ago. Me: Finley, let’s put the toys away. Finley: Why? Me: Because we are done playing with them. Finley: Why? And on it goes. Sometimes I want to know why. Why should I be …
Am I More Kind?
About a year ago, I wrote about kindness in Kindness Matters. I challenged myself to intentionally practice kindness toward myself and others. Today I want to respond to the challenge I accepted that day. I find it most difficult to be genuinely kind to myself. Sometimes I listen to the things I say to myself …
Daily Reads 10.06.2019
Life is like… …a box of chocolates. –Forest Gump …a mountain railroad. –Patsy Cline …a camera. –Ziad K. Abdelnour How would you describe life? Many have tried to capture life in a single phrase and at different times, all of them are correct. This week for no apparent reason, the phrase “life is like a …
Daily Reads 10.05.2019
Read: James 1:17-18 This scripture is a beautiful picture of God’s heart toward us. Every good and perfect thing in our lives is a gift from him. We can count on his character and divine nature. We might use the word “shifting” to describe someone of unreliable character. Someone who is shifty goes from one …
Daily Reads 10.04.2019
We asked. Katlyn asked for “golden.” I asked for dry. We both asked for the weather to cooperate for an outdoor ceremony. We didn’t get it. Instead we received the worst storm I have experienced this summer. The rain pounded, the lightening flashed, the wind blew. But we celebrated. Celebrated a covenant of love! Read: …
Daily Reads 10.03.2019
Read: Hebrews 4:14-16 Because Jesus gets it, he understands everything about what you are experiencing, we can approach confidently. The writer of Hebrews says we should, “come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help when we need it most.” Our asking …
Daily Reads 10.02.2019
Read: Hebrews 4:14-16 How do I access the grace of God to persist in asking? The scripture for today reminds me that I have a great High Priest who has gone to heaven ahead of me. He is Jesus. He completely gets it. When I have something come up in my life and I need …
You didn’t ask…
Last week was my daughter’s birthday. On Monday she sent me a text with a recipe attached and asked if I would make pumpkin muffins for her birthday. Later that day while running errands, she gave me a printed copy of the recipe and asked again if I would make the muffins. While shopping, she …
Out of the Chaos 