Jesus Was A Carpenter

by | Jan 26, 2012 | Self Discovery

A relatively new phenomenon that men and women in my generation are experiencing is something called a quarter life crisis. Instead of waiting til we’re 40 to break down as we reflect on the choices that got us to where we are, at which point we’d take a leave of...

Reflect and Revise

by | Jan 19, 2012 | Self Discovery

I spent some time re-reading old journals this morning: quiet moments to contemplate and appreciate. What a trip it was to visit past experiences and prayers and to watch God’s hand of faithfulness in action in my life. Over and over I saw my insecurities and issues...

Release

by | Jan 5, 2012 | Self Discovery

At the end of 2011, I felt the Lord challenging me to pray for a “word” for this year.  A single word that I could focus on and to use to be my measuring stick for what I say “yes” and “no” to. The word that came to me is: Release I love Webster’s definition of...

How Do You Respond To The Prostitute?

by | Dec 8, 2011 | Self Discovery

LUKE 7:36-50 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an...

Oneness, Otherness, and Ourselves

by | Sep 28, 2011 | Self Discovery

Tonight I went running/walking around Lake of the Isles, as I usually do on dreamy summer nights. I hate to run but I am so motivated, knowing all the beauty I will be surrounded with as I make my way around the Isles. It is truly one of my favorite places in the Twin...