Author Archives: Emily
Falling Short of Job
Job is not necessarily one of those people in the Bible that you aspire to have a life like. After all, he loses his children, his livelihood, his possessions, and his health.…
Continue readingSeasoned with Salt
I mentioned last week that I was going to do a few posts on Job, though I had hoped to do them all in the same week. Unfortunately, winter arrived and our…
Continue readingWhat is God Doing?
There are a lot of interesting one liners in the book of Job. Some of them offered in the midst of bad advice, others offered in a desperate attempt to make sense…
Continue readingSeeing Spiritual Sickness
I wasn’t prepared for all that pregnancy brings, and I’m sure most first-timers agree. One thing that continues to surprise me is how inquisitive people are about my current condition. Generally, people…
Continue readingOn Fearing Miscarriage and Announcing Pregnancy at 7 Weeks
At 14 weeks, I’m finally getting back into the swing of almost being normal again. I’ve been nauseated for a pretty constant seven weeks, but hopefully that’s slowing down now that the…
Continue readingLessons for the New Year
As I mentioned in my previous post, 2015 had some pretty rough moments. I am prayerful that 2016 will be a hard year, too, so that I can continue to grow in…
Continue readingHave a Hard Year!
When thinking about what you want out of the new year, what comes to mind? Peace, love, prosperity? Success? Something along those lines, I’m sure. But what about a hard year? Is…
Continue readingInternet Interaction
I was appalled, scrolling through my news feed and coming across one of those articles, where a friend of mine had commented on it and now it showed up as something I…
Continue readingAn Aversion to Sin
I never really understood aversions until this whole pregnancy thing happened. But when I found out we were expecting a little one, it didn’t take very long for the aversions to set…
Continue readingA Sermon on Stewardship
The way we hear sermons is very personal, right? Obviously the preacher does his best to craft a sermon that will prick hearts, but not all hearts are the same. Some are…
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