My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Faith, Grace, Life, Ministry, Motherhood on Jun 17th, 2011
Problems. They either get your heart pumping with adrenaline or bring weighty worry.
One thing that I am slow in learning, but growing in just the same, is trusting in the Lord no matter what my outside circumstances – or pending deadlines – look like. God is always in control, and He has never let me [...]
I could hear the squeals and giggles traveling down the hallway this morning. The kids were awake on their first day of Christmas break. Joel offered to get up and take care of breakfast. I started thinking about making the coffee. Then, before we jumped up to start the day, we remembered that my parents [...]
A friend of mine has been going through a difficult season. It seemed that when things couldn’t quite possibly get worse, well…they did. Two days ago God did a miracle in her life. He not only answered a prayer that would effect her present circumstances, but he took care of past issues that were holding [...]
Sometimes I want something new. Sometimes I want lots of new somethings. Sometimes I don’t even know why, there is no real necessity, but I just gotta have new stuff.
I’m not going to project my weaknesses onto all of you, so I’ll just assume that this is something that I alone struggle with. (Although, something [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes, Fun Stuff, Grace, Life on Sep 19th, 2010
First, I just want to commend and acknowledge the working moms out there. I have always had the utmost respect for you and all that you do, but now that I am working (part time, mind you), that respect has doubled…no…tripled! How you do it all, I don’t know. You are the true super heros, [...]
Posted in Grace, Life, Motherhood on Sep 9th, 2010
September is one of those crazy, transitional months that I look forward to all through August and then panic and stress out when “the first” finally arrives. I can’t wait to get back into the swing of routine, shuffling kids out the door for school, and the pre-mature glimpses of the approaching fall season. At the same time, [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Motherhood on Aug 31st, 2010
Oh. My. Lord.
My life seems to have made a hard left-hand turn. And let me just say this before I go on…this turn of events is an answer to many, many prayers (spoken and unspoken).
I’m going back to work, people! I haven’t worked outside the home since I was pregnant with Sydney. We’re talking over [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Motherhood on Aug 27th, 2010
Jackson barely passed the height requirement for the “Scrambler” ride at the city amusement park. I was hopeful that he’d still be too small, but we grow ‘em up tall in the Slater family, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when the girls squealed out that Jackson was tall enough.
In my mind I imagined the [...]
Way back (you know, back in the 90’s) when the original Toy Story movie came out, a friend of mine took her two pre-school age nephews to see it. Weeks following their big movie experience, the youngest was heard singing, “You got a friend in nee!” Julie, my friend, tried to correct him explaining that [...]
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 [...]
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!