Our ways are immeasurably different than God's ways. I find that both comforting and disturbing. This week as we contrasted man's ways and God's ways in regards to solving problems, I found myself annoyed and slightly put-off. I have spent a couple years of my life working towards a Masters degree in marriage and family counseling, so when this study compared and contrasted worldly counseling is from Biblical counseling, I felt upset...as though I needed to defend how valuable professional Read More
Thoughts from the Week
My insights from Lesson Three of Self-Confrontation Bible Study: God has not left us alone in this battle to change. He empowers us through His Holy Spirit, His Word, and prayer. It's so simple...but do we really take advantage of these resources or depend mostly on ourselves? PRAYER IS HARD. Before EVEN TRYING to pray, ask the Holy Spirit to help you pray! The Bible is really useful. I look to a lot of different things for help, when (in the category of right living), it is Read More
It’s Nonny Time!
Specks and Logs
This is not fun. The Bible Study, Self-Confrontation, that we're going through at small group is a lot of HARD work right now. This past week as I meditated on our memory verse, Matt. 7:1,5, it was as though THE VERY THING I WAS TRYING TO AVOID--being critical--was the very thing I couldn't stop doing. I guess that revelation prepared me to go to class humbled and utterly thirsty to understand this week's lesson....How in the world, then, do I change? Matthew 7:1-5 was a great memory verse Read More
What Does it Mean to be a Christian?
Since I've had kids and the stress has increased in my life, I've been struck with how deep of a sinner I am and have been left grappling with the question of, "HOW DO I CHANGE?" I thought this week's lesson in Self-Confrontation really addressed that well. ***WE CAN'T CHANGE BIBLICALLY UNLESS WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST. Sure, you may be able to pull off some behavior modification, but it's only through HIS strength that we can have the power to conquer sin in our Read More
I am a Heart Mom
I am a heart mom. I have felt, at a twenty-week ultrasound, floorboards cracking and giving way under my jumping, celebrating feet as the words Congratulations, it's a girl were chased away all too quickly with There is something wrong with your baby's heart. I know the torment of wondering, wrestling, and combating a viscous voice that whispers...This is all my fault... I know the pain of weeping in my husband's arms after a baby shower, unsure if my baby would ever wear her new, pink Read More
Heart Month!
February is American Heart Month. I didn't put that together until recently, and I am even a heart mom. Next week we'll be going to Jump Rope For Heart at the Kid's Elementary School where the kids have already raised over $125 for the American Heart Association (Thank you, generous donors!) Today I got an email confirming that I would be at the Greater Washington Region Heart Ball at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner (as a volunteer...tickets are something like $500). The Director of Read More
Introduction
Yesterday, fourteen women met at Pillar church for the first day of Women's Bible Study. Since you couldn't be there, I'll tell you about it. The first thing we did was introduce ourselves. Since all of us here online will be taking this journey together, I thought it would be good for us to do that too. Simply leave a comment introducing yourself, (maybe where you're at on the globe?), and what made you decide to take this class. HOW DO I COMMENT? GOOD QUESTION... TO COMMENT, CLICK ON Read More
Latest Brainstorm
One of my favorite past-times is ideating. Ideas only usually come to me when I am sick and in bed but not tired enough to be asleep. I had the opportunity recently to be in this state of consciousness for a prolonged period of time and have come out the other side with a brainstorm that will hopefully not pan out to be merely a side effect from generic DayQuil. I try to study the Bible consistently. My intentions are usually good, but with everything else that happens in life, my Bible Read More
Here We GO!
The ladies of Pillar Church in Dumfries, VA are going through a study this semester called Self-Confrontation. The beauty is you don't have to live in Northern Virginia to participate! Women from Texas to Illinois to South Carolina to Boston are doing the study on their own and coming here to discuss what they're learning! If you are a blog reader and want to participate, you can buy the books HERE and join us in the journey. We will begin Thursday, Feb. 2nd...right here! Read More
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