Like a Weaned Child
I don’t remember the specifics. I can’t recall the sort of day that was in it, the lead up or the cool down. All I have are these little memories, a moment of perfect peace. A walk through the park. Sitting by the sea, watching the dog dodge kids and waves. In the city with […]
Content with the Way it Went
I’m finally arriving at the phase of transition of being able to look back fondly. For an entire year after we returned stateside, I couldn’t look at photos of our life in China because it hurt too much, and even though I can look at photos now, I can’t say how many more years it […]
A Different Kind of Rich
“God giving you a husband does not prove his goodness- marriage isn’t even inherently good. But God is good, always…. When God’s goodness becomes dependent on his delivery, you have perverted the true gospel into nothing more than a prosperity message”. Party of One by Joy Beth Smith I could handle being single in my […]
Contentment is Counter-Cultural
I’m getting pretty fed up with Instagram lately. I chose to make my account private so I have to approve all follow requests. I would estimate that around 80% of my requests are phony. Generally, they are fitness gurus who want me on their team changing my lifestyle — oh, and selling stuff. If it’s […]
This Week’s Theme: Content
Philippians 4:11-13 (NLT) Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For […]
In All Circumstances
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Philippians 4:11 This week we invited you to pause and soak in the contentment He offers us by jotting down the moments you noticed. Today we will share our lists and share in our contentment. Kim’s […]
Content in the Kingdom
I logged onto my blog after months of silence to find it gone. All of the content. Gone. This feels like my life right now so I have to chuckle. It’s a theme currently. I look around at my home in surprise. We moved in a couple of months before our son was born. Hard […]
The Green Ooze of Discontent
I have a secret. I can’t watch Chip and Joanna. I know. I’m sorry. In case you don’t know (or don’t have access to American cable television), they are the married hosts of the HGTV show Fixer Upper. Every time their sweet faces appear on the TV with their beautiful decorations, homey lifestyle and farmhouse antics, […]
Let go. Hold On.
During the brainstorming process for this post I wrote three different introductions. By the end of the third one, I realized my words weren’t honest words. They were words which at one time were honest, words which would make a good outline for a post. But they weren’t words describing how I actually feel right […]