Category: Bitterness
Yard Sale Season
A couple of weeks ago, I was driving the all too familiar (and all too crowded with people who forget where they live) road from Pulaski to Huntsville. It’s a good 45…
Continue readingOh Be Careful Little Fingers
Last night, I had the extreme privilege of hearing my favorite gospel preacher (other than my husband), BJ Clarke, deliver a powerful lesson on the power of one. One person, one sentence…
Continue readingDon’t Open that Door
Sometimes I get pretty angry. I get angry that people openly defy and mock the Almighty God of all things. I get angry that our society not only tolerates (I may also…
Continue readingBeating Bitterness, Attitude Edition
Bitterness is one of those topics that we don’t like to think about, and especially don’t like to talk about, because so many of us struggle with it. If we’re being honest…
Continue readingBeating Bitterness, Part 2
A little less than a year ago, I released a post called “beating bitterness“. It was a part of our Tough Stuff Tuesdays posts that focus on things we generally don’t focus…
Continue readingLeading Ladies: Hannah
The story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1 & 2 is a beautiful, absolutely relatable one. From the moment we read about her, we see the pain and struggles she is facing.…
Continue readingDrama Is as Drama Does
Recently in my teenage girls class on Sunday mornings, we talked about drama. I figured, teenage girls know a thing or two about drama, and probably need some help navigating those especially…
Continue readingBroken Homes
So many people that I know are experiencing the hurt that comes along with broken homes. With that in mind, I urge you to read this post. If someone you love is…
Continue readingLeading Ladies: Leah
Jacob is a very well known Old Testament patriarch. He also has a beautiful love story. In Genesis 29 we read the story of Jacob wanting to marry Rachel, Laban’s youngest daughter.…
Continue readingHow to Live in Peace
Sometimes the simplest passages can be the most profound. Romans 12 has proved to be such a text for me. Whenever I am struggling to get along with a person or group of…
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