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Remembering Mandy Kelly from Worshipful Living

Tuesday, March 21, started like any other day around our house. I got the kids off to school and came home to do some work.  Around 9:30 a member of our Facebook Mastermind Group (a group of about 10 Christian women bloggers that support one another through blogging and life) posted that she'd seen some chatter on Mandy's Facebook profile and wanted to see how we could pray for her.  It wasn't 20 minutes later that we all realized what was going on... Mandy, her husband Scott, and their … {Read More}

4 Truths Christians Need to Own

There is a trend in Christian circles and hearing it makes me shudder.  It is the trend of self-shaming, and is often masqueraded within the use of Scripture. Shame is bad enough but even more so when we heap it upon ourselves. We see or hear it when Christians say things like these: "I'm not worth forgiveness. I still struggle with this sin." "I'm not as godly or holy as I should … {Read More}

12 Techniques for Raising Bible-Saturated Kids

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 Phew. That's a pretty tall order, isn't it? God may have said this through Moses to Old Testament Israel, but His words are just as relevant … {Read More}

Keeping it Real + Grace & Truth {Week 13}

As a mom of two and a pastor's wife, life is busy. There are so many days where I feel like I just can't keep up.  To add onto that, I constantly feel like I have to keep my "game face" on. But can we just keep it real? I'm not Superwoman, Supermom, Superwife, or Super Pastor's Wife!  I'm just an ordinary mom and wife trying to keep up with the demands of life. I was so encouraged when I ran … {Read More}

Used by God

When I was sixteen years old, I was convinced God was calling me to be the next Sandi Patty (if you're under 40, she was the Kari Jobe of my day). I had been singing solos and in church choirs since I was in the second grade. I was taking professional voice lessons and spent my first year of college as a vocal performance major. Not to toot my own horn here, but, while I'm not the greatest singer … {Read More}

Dis-appointed ~ A Look at Why We Are Disappointed

It's inevitable - life hands out disappointments. I'm disappointed that friends turn their backs. I'm disappointed that apologies don't come. I'm disappointed that help isn't offered, I'm misunderstood, not invited, overlooked, unappreciated... I'm disappointed in how I respond, my lack of patience, and my easily frustrated tendencies. I'm disappointed in my lack of compassion, my harsh … {Read More}