Six weeks and five days ago (but who is counting!?), my husband greeted me with a statement that rocked my world. As the smoke cleared, as my finger-pointing and accusations fell empty to the floor (no one willing to receive it), I sensed that God was challenging me, “You speak to women’s groups about handling…
Read moreTechie Tuesday #05 – John Piper Solid Joys Devotional App
One of the best deals out there for your iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone is by the Desiring God folks. They have put together some of John Piper’s works into a free daily devotional. You can download it for free by clicking this link. Solid Joys provides a page of John Piper’s wisdom each day…
Read moreQuiet Time “Smorgasbord”
smor·gas·bord [smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrd or, often, shmawr-] noun 1. a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc. 2.an extensive array or variety: The company has a smorgasbord of employee benefits. Don’t you love a good smorgasbord? Buffets are always so much fun! Although we typically mean FOOD when we…
Read moreSaturday Song Special – Ginny Owens – If You Want Me To
Today’s selection to add to your From Trial to Triumph play list is a wonderful “jazzish-bluezy” song sung by Ginny Owens. The words to this beautiful song are powerful: IF YOU WANT ME TO The pathway is broken And The signs are unclear And I don’t know the reason why You brought me here But…
Read moreStep 13a – Forgive Yourself
If I could share only one piece of advice that will transform a trial into a triumph, a victim into a victor, inspire dancing where only mourning has been previously, it would be: “Be willing to forgive. Early. Often. Always.” There is no other single piece of wisdom that will be as transformative as we…
Read moreStreams in the Desert Today
Yesterday, I reviewed the Streams in the Desert app. You can also read this great devotional classic online at Crosswalk. I thought I would share today’s devotional with you. It is so powerful! Nothing shall be impossible unto you (Matt. 17:20). It is possible, for those who really are willing to reckon on the power…
Read moreTechie Tuesday #04 – Streams in the Desert App
An old classic–familiar to many through the ages–comes together with modern technology in this wonderful daily devotional app for your iPod Touch, iPad, or iPhone. L.B. Cowman’s wonderful devotional book, Streams in the Desert, is now an app that you can refer to daily. It is available here at the iTunes store for the iPod…
Read moreSunday’s Song Special – Kutless – Even If
I don’t ordinarily plan to have a Sunday song, but this is just too good NOT to share! My thoughts have been taking me captive all afternoon. After a Praise-Fest and a session of renewing my mind using my I Deserve a Donut App, I knew that the Lord was prescribing a bath for me!…
Read moreSaturdays’ Song Special: Kristian Stanfill – One Thing Remains
God is using this song to wash my mind again and again constantly with truth… The chorus has gotten stuck in my mind for the past three days. When I am on the tennis court, teaching kids, vacuuming the carpets at home, driving in my car, in a conversation with my husband (or anyone), the…
Read moreStep 12 – Training to Practice His Presence
…train yourself to be godly. 1 Timothy 4:7b About 16 years ago, I decided to train for the San Francisco marathon. Everything I did was affected by this one goal: To finish 26.3 miles and to finish well. Even in the “small” things, I had an eye on this goal. I was training to be…
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