I can walk in Esther’s footsteps. I can walk a mile in her shoes. And learn a lot from her.
I can learn things like:
I have nothing to fear.
There’s no permit needed to be brave.
There’s no limit to God’s love.
A couple weeks back in small group, we shared our responses to the question: “How has accepting and choosing Jesus enriched your life?” And one of the things I shared was Continue reading
Burnt cookies. Splenda cookies. Spritz cookies. Date cookies. Chocolate dipped pretzel sticks.Sugar cookies. Stained glass cookies. Reindeer cookies with pretzel antlers and M&M noses. All of these are memories imprinted on the Christmas cookie reel of time spent in the kitchen with my Mom. Some were Continue reading
After Jess and I had been dating for a year we began to dream a semi-perfect future. We knew it wasn’t going to be perfect, because we’d been in the church long enough to know that’s false thinking. But still you dream and you put into place plans. One of my mentors in College told me to “Hold plans loosely,” which was wise advice especially in light of what happened to us next Continue reading