More on Self-Discipline

I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve been thinking a lot about discipline. You may have noticed The Spirit of the Disciplines has been on my nightstand quite a few weeks. Dallas Willard is a philosopher, which I’m not, so I’ve been “chewing.” You may have also noticed my most recent read, Letters to a Young [...]

sittin’ in it

I’ve been feeling slammed lately–not slammed as in drunk, but slammed as in kicked while I’m down. It seems like we’ve taken a bit of a beating (my family that is) the last several months in many areas–my husband’s job, financially, with our kids and in our marriage. It’s somewhat reminiscent of my childhood days [...]

good gifts

We have a bathroom in our house that has an ugly yellow sink. It has me a bit stumped as far as decorating goes. I’d prefer white but don’t want to shell out the cash for a new one–it’s not that important to me. I contemplated painting it or trying to work it into the [...]

eating

I recently read an article in Charisma magazine entitled “Why Is the Church So Fat?” by Kara Davis, M.D. (also the author of Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss). Talk about thought-provoking! Because I wouldn’t characterize myself as obese, I was initially reading the article with an “holier-than-thou” attitude. But conviction quickly set in when I [...]

marriage

My husband and I will celebrate 7 years of marriage this month. In the big scheme of things, seven years really isn’t that long. However, I do contend that it has provided ample opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and how we would do things differently if given the chance. There’s no doubt about [...]

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