by Stephanie | Jul 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Give Yourself a Gift This Summer When I finished grad school I got myself a graduation gift. I bought myself a hammock. I would finally have enough time to put my feet up and REST! Of course, that was easier said than done. Buying the hammock didn’t automatically...
by Stephanie | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
It is more blessed to receive than to give. This may seem backwards to you. It certainly is the reverse of a very popular statement that the Apostle Paul attributes to Jesus in the book of Acts. But is it ever more blessed to receive than to give? I’ve lived in my...
by Stephanie | Jun 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I Spy With My Little Eye… When I was a kid, I loved playing the game “I Spy”. It thrilled me to pick something that I thought I could see but my parents wouldn’t know what was “red and white”. They would play along and guess things that clearly weren’t as red and...
by Stephanie | Jun 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
When A Name Becomes a Story We were having a BBQ at a park in my neighborhood and I saw a woman walk by with her dog. He looked a lot like my dog so I asked her about him. He was a Brittany Spaniel, a cousin breed to my Springer Spaniel. We chatted for a few minutes....
by Stephanie | Jun 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
You can’t be a follower of Jesus if you don’t care about your neighborhood. Would you agree with that statement? My experience is that it’s true. Before confronting me through a comment… hear me out: Following Jesus means we look for...
by Stephanie | May 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Walking Backwards Into The Future Looking ahead into the future, eyes scanning the horizon for opportunity as well as certainty. It’s a nice picture. But the truth is: You are walking backwards into the future… and so am I. One of my best friends is moving at the end...
