My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Faith on Aug 5th, 2010
Psalm 139:17&18
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
Yesterday morning I awoke anxious and worried. These feelings left me with a longing to return to my spot in the [...]
Trust and obey.
If I could sum up what God has been whispering to my heart over the past year, it would be these two simple words: trust and obey. When I begin to worry about the future, or my children, or finances, or ministry, or the housing market, he gently reminds me to trust and [...]
As I anticipated my return home from vacation I could feel the creative juices swooshing in my head. Sitting still while the waves of the Atlantic crashed at my feet, new insights poured into my mind like the ocean water filling every sandy nook and cranny of the warm, dry beach where I perched like a hungry seagull. I have [...]
I can’t really claim to be an expert of sorts. I’m not a theologian. I’m not a parenting guru. Until recently, I’ve managed to kill all plant life in my keep – no kidding. (I’m just thrilled that tiny green strawberry buds are peeking out from our little garden this year. This…this…is a miracle.) I’m [...]
I’ve had better weeks. This was definitely not one of them.
I make mistakes. In fact, I make a lot of mistakes. If I were to think too long and hard on all the mistakes I’ve made this past week alone, I’m afraid I’d end up drowning in defeat. I’ve made big ones and little ones. Some [...]
The above picture needs no explanation. I probably don’t need to go into great detail about how I closed my eyes for my sixth grade school photo. I’m sure you already figured that out. I won’t even tell you how absolutely horrifying this was for me, or how I wanted to crawl under my desk [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Ministry, Writing/Blogging on Jun 18th, 2010
I had a few ideas for my Friday’s Free Advice floating around this mushy brain of mine yesterday (the end of the school year has this kind of effect on me). I thought about tackling the ups and downs of transition (because I am in the middle of transition right now – going from rigid routine to [...]
Sydney came bounding into our room. It was barely six o’clock in the morning, and she had so much to say already. It was summertime, and the sun had broken through the clouds early (much too early for this mom who was still nursing a baby throughout the night). Sydney was a brand new four-year-old, [...]
One of the things I have had to learn in my blogging venture is that it is never wise to write a post in an emotional state. Whether it be hormones, a bad hair day, or just plain old irritation, writing under such duress is never a good idea. I would call it “emotional writing”. [...]
The journey to find grace doesn’t add up to anything if there aren’t a few real life circumstances to move it from head to heart. The challenge is not so much letting go and embracing freedom (which can be extremely difficult if you’ve been accustomed to seeing God as a great dictator up on his throne), but rather [...]
Welcome to my blog. My name is Amy, and I wear a lot of different hats: wife, mother, daughter, sister, missionary, teacher, friend...and the list goes on. Life is a balancing act, and one I do not excel at. I find that each new season brings about more opportunities to learn, grow and allow God to continue the refining work in me. The pages of this blog are a glimpse into the lessons I am learning and the journey I am taking. I hope you enjoy!