I remember when I first heard about the difference between Calvinism and Arminianism. It was a season of spiritual growth. I was a young mom seeking to know God for the first time even though I had technically asked him “into my heart” ten years earlier. The pastor presented both positions in a good continue reading…
Category: Faith
Walking out what you say you believe
Gimme some sugar, baby
One recommendation for a creative block is to change something. For the example of a writing book: write in a new location like a coffee shop, or write by hand instead of on your computer. Changing something works for other types of mental blocks as well and that’s why people find solutions in the shower continue reading…
Accepting Grace
We’re spending a week camping and working at Payette Lake in McCall. It’s like normal life but with walks in the forest, yoga on the beach, ukulele by the fire, deer in our campsite and mountain bike rids in between work and…wait no, it’s better than normal life (even with the day the rain made continue reading…
But the greatest of these is a misnomer
I’ve been sick since the beginning of the month. At first, I thought it was just my Idaho allergies on the fritz because of the different climates I’d spent time in last month. But then, on Mother’s Day, I declined. It took two weeks and several days of antibiotics, but I’m feeling better. I didn’t continue reading…
Keep Waiting
We’re still in Hawaii but we’ll come home this week. We have another trip at the end of the month, so all the plans have me thinking my husband’s description of traveling: Hurry up and wait. Years ago I learned about the idea of choosing a word for the year instead of a resolution. It continue reading…