Archive for November, 2008

Thanksgiving in America

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

I am a woman.  (This pleases my husband immensely!)  A little over a month ago, I woke up to the radio blaring, got up, took a hot shower, refereed fights between my two children, fed them breakfast (which they complained about), made them lunch (which they didn’t complain about) and took them to school.  I [...]

How do we handle failure?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

I am reading and leading a group of people through the book, The Shack.  In the book God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit appear to the main character in person.  The four of them were preparing a meal, Jesus drops a bowl of some food.  The bowl breaks and food splatters everywhere and gets on [...]

Forced Amateurs

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Ok, I am upset today. I admit it. You should know this as you read and evaluate it as such….but consider what I am saying as well. If I hear one more young parent tell me that they know what is best for their child, I may explode. Do they really believe that? I can [...]