I love most of my family’s Thanksgiving traditions. But I know there will most likely be more than food at our dining room table . . .
Yearly Archive:: 2013
Sick Hearts and Ten-Foot Poles
One of the things I love about the readers of this blog is that you ask great questions! Here’s an example: “Anonymous” recently brought up some great questions about our stance on guys. She really got me thinking . . .
The Scoop on Satan
I realize most people laugh at the idea that Satan even exists. Maybe they sport a pair of red horns and a tail for Halloween, but they certainly don’t take him seriously. I hope you do.
Project 365-Grateful
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, what a great time for us to stop complaining and start thanking! That’s why I want to challenge each of you girls to join me in starting your very own project 365-grateful.
Falling in Love with Strangers
Thanks to a quick “flirting with a stranger” moment, I realized just how easily we as girls can get our thoughts all tangled up in guys. Guys we have never met. Guys we hardly know. And guys who give us the slightest bit of attention. So what can we do to avoid getting emotionally caught up in a guy?
Worse Than a Shark Bite
At SeaWorld, I learned something surprising. Only five humans die worldwide each year from sharks. Why was I so cautious then? And . . . do I take my everyday enemies as seriously as I took the potential danger of riptides and sharks?
Rumor Has It
Sooner or later people are going to be talking and the subject matter will turn to you. Maybe what they’re saying is true. Maybe it isn’t. Either way, it is no fun to be caught in the rumor mill. So how should you respond the next time rumors are being spread about you?
Meet My Love Coach
Over the years my mom has modeled that love always chooses what’s best for the other—and not just with words but with her life. It’s 1 Corinthians 13:5 lived out before my very eyes.
When God Asks To Take You Skydiving
God has asked me to go skydiving. Well . . . not literally. It’s a metaphor for doing something really, really terrifying. Tomorrow I will step behind the microphone usually reserved for Lies Young Women Believe author Nancy Leigh DeMoss. She’s a gifted Bible teacher who has recorded thousands of radio broadcasts. Me? I’m a momma and a goat farmer who has never taught a radio program in my life. But God presented the opportunity and asked me to jump. I’ve got butterflies in my stomach and that same shaky feeling that I imagine I’d have if I were really jumping out of a plane.
From The Archives: A Lies Guide To Halloween
Every year as fall hayrides and pumpkins melt into haunted houses and jack-o-lanterns, I feel a little torn. As a Christian, should I find a not-so-scary way to participate in Halloween festivities? Should I sideline myself because there are some spooky elements? Should I let this holiday’s history as a Druid festival of the dead bother me or should I feel free to participate in the modern version of the holiday complete with fun costumes, hot apple cider, and my favorite treat, fun-sized Snickers?