My hubby and I just watched What Women Want, with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. If you haven’t seen it, here is IMDb’s short summary: After an accidental slip in the bathtub, a chauvinistic marketing executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking. Can you imagine having the ability to know EVERYTHING someone is thinking? Your spouse? …
Give Up or Give Over
It’s just the difference in one little word—up or over—but the choice can change lives. Ever tried to potty-train a two year old? Raise a teenager? Then you might have felt like giving up. Those precious rascals can push parents to the very edge of insanity. Maybe you’re single and long for a spouse, or you’re in a dead-end job …
Embrace Your Inner Donkey
How’s your self-esteem? On a scale of 1-10, how would you rank your outward appearance? Too fat, too skinny? Too tall, too short? Hair too curly, too straight—or is there simply too little left to assess? Should we talk about wrinkles? Okay, let’s not. Do you have Antique’s Disease—when your chest falls into your drawers? Maybe you’re on the other …
Independence ≠ Faith
I love God’s Word. That’s not a surprise to those of you who read this blog regularly. But here’s the thing I love most about it. Each time I read it, I’m surprised. How does God do that when I’ve read some of these Bible passages more than a dozen times? If I was reading the Bible all by myself—with …
Developing a Habit of Faith
I’ll start today’s post with the current weather in Portland: 31 degrees, roads covered with 1+ inches of snow and a similar quantity of ice. Over 200 schools are closed in our area as well as government offices and many businesses. Roy is home with me today. I’m sitting in my nice warm house in front of the fire with …
Was Miriam an Introvert or Extrovert?
As we look at clues from Scripture to determine the personality and temperament of Moses’s elder sister, Miriam, let me share a quick overview of my Introvert vs. Extrovert story. I used to be an off-the-charts extrovert. When our girls were little, I needed to get out of the house for adult interaction every day or…well, let’s just say…it wasn’t pretty. Friends were …
