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It Won’t Be Like the Wizard of Oz
A few posts ago, I featured Jude 1:24. As I've continued to meditate on this powerful verse, I've thought more about that word "present." Here it is in context: "Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his...
Deserving Both the Overnighter and Breakfast
“Mommy, I’m ready to go over to Irene’s!” I cried out. I had my pajamas and toothbrush! It was going to be my first overnighter at my best friend, Irene’s house, across the street. I could hardly contain my excitement. I felt like such a big girl to be...
Letter from God: The Oneness in Marriage
My Precious Princess and Daughter: Most people get married without ever anticipating the great need for unending renewable commitment to their marriage. I understand. Ever since Adam and Eve chose sin over obedience, marriage has been hard. But remember? I created the...
Blameless Before His Glory
How would you feel if you were called into the Oval Office to be brought before the President of the United States (or into the President's office of any nation)? How would you feel if you were called into court for a violation of the law? How would you feel if you...
A Prayer I’m Glad God Didn’t Answer “Yes”
Have you every prayed for something that you were absolutely confident would meet your needs and be the best for you? I can remember a time when I did that very thing and yet God withheld it from me. I felt snubbed. It’s one of those experiences where you look...
The Home With the Open Door (Guest Post)
I'm pleased to welcome a guest post from Lynn Donovan. I trust you'll find it a blessing. And check out her book: Not Alone. The Home With The Open Door - Powerful ParentingIt started with a pound of hamburger. Yep, I discovered a door of trust and a bridge to...
My Word for the Year: Glory
I haven't always had a "word" for the year but every once in a while I feel like the Lord is leading in that way. I think this year, 2014, I'd like Him to focus my attention on the word "glory" with the idea of glorifying God. Especially since I have a book proposal...
Grow Up!
Here's a final post about dealing with a New Year's desire for perfection.Remember the definition of a perfectionist? A person who takes great pains...and passes them along to others. Well, I'm good at that. But I'm growing out of it. I wish I could say I'll be...
The Difference Between Perfection and Excellence
Here's a fifth way to deal with a New Year's desire for perfection:Along with the “1{f65765d44da0bdf0a41fa9961eb42045133d946bf3cc534fe1ab1c919c81bf77} Principle,” I learned the difference between perfection and excellence. This helped me to fight the tendency we...
Choose the “1{f65765d44da0bdf0a41fa9961eb42045133d946bf3cc534fe1ab1c919c81bf77} Principle”
Here's a fourth way to deal with a New Year's desire for perfection:But God wasn’t finished. He continued to show me other characteristics of my perfectionism—like my “all or nothing attitude.” I tended to discount any progress I made if it wasn’t...
Identify Unrealistic Expectations
Here's a third way to face the New Year desire for perfection:Along with understanding God’s unconditional love and grace, I also began to see how I had unrealistic expectations. My perfectionistic perspective made me think I could do more than I could and that others...
Grace Is The Antidote for Perfectionism
Happy New Year! In my last post, I began talking about perfectionism because at this New Year, we tend to want to make resolutions and think we can make the next year perfect. So if you haven't read the previous post, do so and and then check this out. At...
Want To Become Perfect in the New Year?
With the coming of the New Year, we are prone to start thinking we must have resolutions. And with resolutions come the temptation toward perfectionism: I must keep my resolutions 100{f65765d44da0bdf0a41fa9961eb42045133d946bf3cc534fe1ab1c919c81bf77} correct and start...
Are You Missing the Baby?
TA-DA! Winner of the drawing for What Women Should Know About Facing Fear: Finding Freedom from Anxious Thoughts, Nagging Worries, and Crippling Fears by Christin Ditchfield is...(DRUM ROLL...WAIT FOR IT!...PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE THE NAME!...) Jane! Congratulations,...
Book GiveAway: “What Women Should Know About Facing Fear”
Note: See below for information about entering your name into the drawing for a copy of this book.Every one of us fears something at some time. That's obvious and known. And so everyone of us would benefit from Christin Ditchfield's new book, What Women Should Know...
Letter from God: Don’t Worry or Regret
Here's one of the "Letters from God" from my book Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries. This letter is from the chapter on regretsand how regrets can be a form of worry. My Precious Daughter: I did give you the ability to remember the past, but it was My...
Advent Project: Box of Blessings
Here's an article I wrote many years ago that explained our Advent Project that I created. Hope you can use it. If you'd like me to email you the complete project with ideas for all of the "gifts," email me at Kathyspeak AT aol DOT com. Our 7‑year‑old daughter...
What’s Your Policy About Thanksgiving?
Have you come across the definition that wikipedia.com gives for "Faith in Christianity"? Here it is: "In the understanding of Jesus it [faith] was an act of trust and of self-abandonment by which people no longer rely on their own strength and policies but commit...