In my last blog (The Journey to My Holiday ), I promised to write about several things that God appears to be teaching me during this season of my journey.
Even though I still struggle with doubts and distance, it seems that God is up to something in my life.
I hope so.
During the NextStep school I attended [...]
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The Dove and the Pigeon
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, Larry Crabb, anxiety, life, religion, sanctification, spiritual journey, stress on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Storing Up Thanks
Posted in Christianity, God, Suffering, age, anger, depression, life, religion, repentance, stress, thanks on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A friend emailed this story to me a few days ago. I usually ignore these sort of sicky-sweet email offerings.
But I actually read this one. I needed to be jolted out of my whiny-hood.
This story helped:
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved [...]
Assailed by Doubts and Distance
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, anger, dark night of the soul, economy, life, pain, recession, religion, stress, work on October 18, 2009 | 8 Comments »
A year ago May, I hit my first real patch of doubt after more than 35 years of being a Christian. It was a scary time and I wrote several posts about doubt, starting with Doubting at Last.
I pulled out of that phase sometime later in the year, only to be hit last spring with a distance from God and [...]
Back from Holiday
Posted in Christianity, economy, humor, life, pain, recession, stress, work on October 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yeah. Well, I took some time off. Had a bit of a blogging holiday.
Haven’t been posting or reading (sorry, friends).
I thought to myself, “Why not? Why have I eschewed this most noble activity?”
I’ll tell you why.
Life didn’t suck this summer. I actually had fun.
I realize in retrospect that most of my blog posts starting in late [...]
Our Kitchen Saga
Posted in economy, kitchen, life, remodel, stress, tagged kitche on July 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Back in February I discussed how a single overflowing toilet did amazing damage to our home (How Bad Can it Get?? Apparently Worse… ). Here’s a pictorial history of the Kitchen Saga (and one reason I’ve not been blogging very much lately!):
So, our kitchen is done (less light rail, still to be installed). We added some neat features that make [...]
More Dusky Hour Reflections…
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Jesus, Suffering, dark night of the soul, life, sanctification, spritual formation, stress on June 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In my last post (My Dusky Hour of the Soul), I discussed some passages from Tim Farrington’s A Hell of Mercy.
I’d like to share another here, a passage that really resonated with me in this time of wondering and waiting…
What the dark night shows us, through the intensely resisted revelation of our spiritual bankruptcy, is that we [...]
My Dusky Hour of the Soul
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Jesus, Suffering, Thoughts, cross, dark night of the soul, life, pain, repentance, spritual formation, stress on June 5, 2009 | 16 Comments »
My husband recently listened to St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul on his iPod.
After hearing the description of this phase of spiritual growth, I’m not sure I can claim to be passing through the Dark Night. But what about the Dusky Hour?
Since I lost my job, I’ve not posted for two reasons:
I’ve [...]
God Loves You…
Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Suffering, faith, life, spirituality, stress on April 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, a friend emailed me the following ”failed gospel tract:”
Ain’t it the truth?!
It all depends on how you define “wonderful plan,” doesn’t it?
My 15-Month Ordeal Ended Today
Posted in Christ, Christianity, God, Suffering, economy, life, pain, recession, stress, work on March 17, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Yep. I got my wish. I was fired. Er, “laid off.”
I cried all the way home.
And guess what? No severance. And just two weeks more to work.
I’m not surprised.
Well, a bit surprised at the timing. I thought I’d have a bit more time to look for a job. I’ve looked outside of the area (hoping [...]
Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now
Posted in Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, God, Marriage, Suffering, Theology, life, repentance, sin, stress, tagged repentance on March 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Greetings! Read on to hear about one of those ten ideas. But, before you do…
For those wondering where I went (how egocentric to think you wondered!), check out the last post: How Bad Can it Be? We’ve been oh-so-busy thinking, planning, seeing contractors, going to kitchen stores, picking out floors, cabinets, etc.
We actually have a tile [...]
How Bad Can it Get?? Apparently Worse…
Posted in Christianity, Suffering, economy, life, religion, spritual formation, stress, work on February 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Ok, I notice my stats are down, so it’s time for another post.
Here’s the background to this particular post:
Hate my job. Husband out of work several years. Both of us looking for jobs. Neither of us finding anything. Economy sucks. No jobs out there. Feeling trapped. Etc., etc. So, we don’t need any more trouble…
I did have a [...]
Advice on Advice
Posted in Christianity, God, Suffering, advice, depression, hurt, life, pain, sanctification, spritual formation, stress on January 23, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The other night I shared my pain with a group of friends. It wasn’t the night I hit the wall, but the same issues led me to a pit the day this group met. I was severely low when I shared.
So, what do you think I got in response to my pain?
Advice.
Yep, advice and a lecture [...]
Suffering Alongside of Me
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Suffering, cross, grace, hurt, life, sanctification, spritual formation, stress on January 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I hit the wall last week. I had a meltdown. Stresses and unresolved (maybe never resolved?) issues and fear of the future immobilized me. I wrote about it in last week’s post: I Hit the Wall Tonight.
I ended up having conversations with two friends and a counselor the day after that helped greatly. (I also got two very encouraging [...]
Bargaining with God (Who, Me?)
Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Suffering, Theology, crap, life, religion, sanctification, sin, stress on January 3, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I never thought I was the kind of person who would get mad at God when things got tough, who would think she deserved better.
But, here I am.
Two guys who’ve influenced me greatly say the following about this subject:
If, like the elder brother [in the parable of the 'prodigal son'], you seek to control God through your obedience, then [...]
Checking Up on My 2008 Resolutions
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, New Year, New Years, faith, life, religion, resolutions, stress on January 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A year ago, I set forth a summary of my New Year’s resoutions on the predecessor to this blog.
So, let’s see how we did. Here are the three overarching resolutions I made. I said that “I want to…
1) spend more regular time reading the Bible,
2) [spend] more time writing in my journal (my most effective way to pray when alone), [...]
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What I’m Writing
- With Gifts Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
- The True Christian Woman: A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
- The Dove and the Pigeon
- The Journey to My Holiday
- Storing Up Thanks
- Assailed by Doubts and Distance
- Back from Holiday
- Belated Request for Prayer
- Our Kitchen Saga
- More Dusky Hour Reflections…
- My Dusky Hour of the Soul
- God Loves You…
- Compelled by Love
- My 15-Month Ordeal Ended Today
- Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now
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What You're Saying
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What You're Reading
- My 15-Month Ordeal Ended Today
- Belated Request for Prayer
- The True Christian Woman: A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
- About Me
- More Dusky Hour Reflections...
- With Gifts Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
- My Dusky Hour of the Soul
- Prayer, Please?
- Advice on Advice
- The Dove and the Pigeon
- What Kind of a Believer Am I?
- Our Kitchen Saga
What I Wrote a While Ago
