As a follower of Jesus, I continuously desire to grow in love—love for God, for others, and for myself. I thrive on setting goals and methodically working through steps to completion, yet I possess a weakness that emerges whenever I’m working on a project. That weakness is perfectionism. While perfection is the impetus that pushes…
I am not a farmer. The total breadth of my farming knowledge comes from two experiences: growing up next to farms in the Midwest and visiting my grandparents. As a child, I knew we were approaching my grandparents’ house when lush, white cotton fields sprawled on either side of the road as far as the…
I open the cabinet door and find one clean bowl. I am thankful. My child asks for a drink before bed and there’s a bottle of water available for him. I am thankful. I pay rent early this month. I am thankful. My daughter prepares toast for her brother while I’m just waking up. I…
I sat staring at my computer screen one day as it spun and spun, trying to open files and internet browsers. After a couple of crashes, I ran some cleanup tools, and then I was able to start working. But those extra issues turned a one-hour project into a more than four-hour project. I had…
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1 John 3:1 NIV) For some time now, I’ve been crazy about the word lavish—a juicy word that…
Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. ~Psalm 100:4 MSG I sit staring at the screen, once again wondering which of my favorite passwords I used on this website the last time I visited. The error message indicates I have logged in here before, previously assigning…