Life with my sister

1 Cor 10: 23-24 Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Even as adults we test this truth. We think of kids and how they test the limits. Well, we do it too. For us it looks a little different sometimes. We often want something so bad we will do anything to get it when all the while that something was not meant for us. Last week a house went on the market right down the street from us. We have not been looking to move, though we do look at anything that might peak our interest but after over 3 years of doing real estate, we have stayed put. We are not risk takers. We stay near the safety net and tread in the smooth waters as much as we can. Randall insisted we look at this house Friday night. So, we did. We fell in love with it. We stayed forever in it and talked about what we would do to it, etc. We made a formal offer that night. It was a foreclosure so it was up to the bank and it was a holiday so we had to wait. Sunday during lunch Randall suggested we drive o...

We never post anymore because we are full of excuses and no one reads this these days, thanks to the ever updating Facebook and and Instagram. but today while I eat lunch at my computer, why not update it a bit and shake things up on a Wednesday. I have been convicted this week. I never share Jesus. Really share Jesus. Like as in asking the hard questions to people in my life who I am not certain really know Him. I think one of the reasons I don't feel bold in my faith is because my story is so vanilla. I mean I barely have sprinkles on top and it may even be sugar free vanilla. I can't let that stop me though. Grace wins whether you are saved as a child or as an adult in prison or a young girl in a pregnancy crisis center or an adult going through the motions. Grace is the same and the blood was shed just the same. So, here is my faith story. I was raised in the buckle of the Bible belt in Fort Smith, Arkansas. God's country. One grandfather was a Souther...

It's an election year, do you know what that means? It's Leap Year! An extra day has been given to us so let's do something special with it.  It's a special gift, even though it's a Monday this year. Let's do something special with the day. Here are some ideas for how to spend our extra day, February 29!  1. Fold clothes for a foster family.  2. Donate $29 (for the 29th) to your local pregnancy resource center.  3. Volunteer at a local elementary school.  4. Pay for the car behind you in the drive-thru line.  5. Take a dessert to your local Fire Department.  6. Write letters to soldiers overseas.  7. Volunteer at an animal shelter 8. Pick up trash at a park.  9. Leave quarters on washing machines at a laundromat.  10. Donate $29 to your church's missionary orginazation (IMB, NAMB) 11. Provide dinner for a foster family.  12. Leave an extra tip for your waiter/waitress at lunch/dinner.  13. Have a special dinner just for your fa...

God works in our lives in ways we can't imagine or see at the time it's happening. I've wished so many times to be able to look ahead and see how everything works out in a particular situation. I know so many times the outcome is never what I would have imagined in the onset.  This story is no different. The fact that I'm able to look back on the last eleven years and see God work is a gift from Him. I challenge you to look back on your life, your circumstances and see how God worked in your life.  Many years ago Stephen and I made the decision that our children wouldn't play sports on Sunday. (Stephen made the decision and I agreed with it) It was an easy decision to make with him being a pastor and an obligation to be at our church on Sunday.  It was also an easy decision because the opportunity of playing on Sunday had never presented itself to us, however we saw the popularity of travel baseball teams on the rise and knew the subject would come up sooner, rather...