Hi there. I'm Amy. I write here about my life and my issues. I also design blogs and websites at Uncluttered Design. I'm a mom to 4 and a former pastor's wife.
March 2009
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Mundane things for God
New here? Welcome! Here’s how to get the most out of withpurpose.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed so you can keep up with all the latest tips & resources!As a brief recap of my recent brain swirls, I was talking about my struggle to know that my purpose is all around me, Continue reading...
Great things for God
How do you know (or would you know) if you’re doing a great thing for God?
Are you like me and secretly think that unless you’ve written a bestseller, sold everything and moved to the most remote village on earth to evangelize, have a fully-booked speaking schedule, administer health care to refugees on a voluntary basis Continue reading...
Uganda, a former atheist & more
I’m short on time, thus the bullet points:
We’re planning a mission trip to Uganda this summer. You can read more about it here.
I finished The Shack. My thoughts coming soon. Next up, Katt’s in the Cradle by Ginger Kolbaba and Christy Scannell. It’s a novel about pastors’ wives. I’m more of a nonfiction type, but Continue reading...
When babies are taken
The thought of losing a child is one too overwhelming for me to ponder. We almost lost Hayley her first week of life and I will never be the same.
I vividly remember being in the ER waiting room after the doctors had essentially kicked me out of triage so they could perform a spinal tap Continue reading...
Do you watch TV?
Kat, from The Secret Life of Kat, wrote a great post about TV and what we watch. I’ve found myself thinking about it quite a bit the last week or so, especially this (regarding sexuallyexplicit material):
Because here’s the thing – the girl on the screen IS SOMEONE’S DAUGHTER. And just because her parents didn’t place Continue reading...
Are you a parent?
I homeschool…but there’s a part of me that hates to admit it. I hate to admit it not because I’m ashamed but because a lot of people automatically put me in a box. And often the box is marked “weird.”
The bottom line is, parents are responsible for educating their children. Schools are not responsible, teachers Continue reading...
Forgiveness
Back in November I started reading The Shack. It is now March. Have I finished it? No. I got about 2/3 of the way through and lost interest. Consequently, it sat on our shelf untouched for several months. I wasn’t going to finish it at all but I picked it up again the other night Continue reading...
What would you say…?
In keeping with the “pastor’s wife” theme from last time, I have another question for you PWs, prompted by Rich’s comment.
So, if you met a woman who was just about to become a PW herself, how would you encourage her or what advice would you give?
(By the way, I’m loving watching the poll results so Continue reading...
Are you a pastor’s wife?
I am amazed at how often I get emails from other pastors’ wives (and occasionally their husbands) who express very similar struggles to my own (i.e. usually a mix of depression and disappointment in the ministry). When I get an email like that, there are two things I find myself saying again and again:
You are Continue reading...
There’s hope
Discovering Facebook has been both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it has provided me the opportunity to reconnect with lots of long-lost friends and a curse because it has provided me the opportunity to see the foolishness and brokenness of my youth through older & a little wiser eyes (not that Continue reading...
