My 2011 Resolution…A Little More Fear and Trembling Please
Well this morning I started out blogging one thing…and changed it. Sounds strange…but the only reason I blog is to share my spiritual journey, the good, the bad and the ugly….but sometimes I have to let God work it out of me. Read the rest of this entry »
Trouble in Amish Paradise
If you know me the past few years even you’ll know that I’ve had this running joke that God was transforming my life and he better NOT make me Amish! So of course I have this strange curiousity with all things Amish….I know…I’m strange.
This is a series that ran on the BBC and for my non-tv friends this is truly family friendly.
I find that my heart instantly connected with this family and although I’ve struggled with my faith from a totally different persepective…the transforming power of God through his word, not traditional religous means is truly remarkable.
Enjoy!
Probably A Little TMI…warning stated
Before I start, I will add for the record that I’ve sort of argued with God that I didn’t want to share. But..I plan to praise God rather than wallow in self pity which sadly the latter would be my first choice.
Thank You Precious Jesus
With the surreal passing of my precious Pastor Lamar I was caught with an incredible mounting of emotion. I knew he was human. Sometimes his honesty would make me look conservative by comparision..but maybe that’s the part that allowed me not to view him as synically as I normally would have.
What Happens When You Grow Up, and Jesus Isn’t Santa?
I think this is probably the most harsh lesson I ever had to learn. As a child I equated them as equals….Jesus and Santa. My love for BOTH was as intense as the other. I waited for Christmas day like NO OTHER! You could have told me that Heaven was tomorrow, but I would have asked for just ONE more day on earth to experience Christmas morning instead.
I Feel Like A Bloody Pageant Queen
That’s right….all smiles and glitter on the outside to mask the horrific gaping wounds that exist on the inside. My “outside” is sometimes so good at hiding what’s on the inside that even in the mirror sometimes I can avoid really looking and myself and glance past and run along with life.
Miss Shellina…Is Jesus Black or White?
Yep….there you have it….the first question asked of me on my FIRST day of Discovery Club.
Iron Sharpens Iron….Felt That In Awhile?
Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” KJV
Remembering MY Need For Mercy
I struggled for many years trying to put my finger on exactly what it was that made me turn away from a loving God only to go run to a “normal” life for so many years. I’d have moments of an emotional high in church only to get outside the walls of the church long enough to just walk casually through life and forget all I’d professed in singing along with a song of praise to God.
Rebel Without A Cause
Rebel…well it all started in the womb. Turns out I had my mom in the hospital on a Friday night only to finally relent and allow myself to be presented to the world first thing on Monday morning. I like a grand entrance I guess. Rebellion started early for me.