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At my mom’s church as well as a recent study of Philippians, I have gotten to learn about a woman that was highlighted named Lydia.  I personally have never learned much about Lydia, but she was actually a very prominent member of the opening and creation of the church in Philippi.  We meet Lydia inContinue reading “Opening up your Home:”

I love singing.  I have always loved singing and being a part of a choir.  I was in a choir all in school, and then I joined a choir in college.  I am so happy I decided to be a part of a choir in college where I was able to do a lot ofContinue reading “How can I Keep from Singing:”

I have noticed recently that I have been a bit more addicted to my social media.  I have stepped away from Snapchat which I do believe was a pretty good idea in order to get me away from certain forms of social media, but now I have more of an addiction to the other formsContinue reading “Social Media can be Addictive:”

I have recently finished a book about Corrie Ten Boom called, “The Watchmaker’s Daughter,” by Larry Loftis.  I have learned about Corrie Ten Boom before, through church groups as well as “7 Women and the Secret to their Greatness,” by Eric Metaxes.  She is a woman I do look up to, and I am gladContinue reading “Finding Spiritual Guides:”

Lately, I have been struggling with feeling confident.  I keep seeing myself in the mirror, and I keep wondering if I have gained some weight.  A few years ago I lost some weight, and I sometimes get really concerned that I am going to gain it all back.  Because of this, there are definitely daysContinue reading “Our Bodies are a Temple:”

I have been doing a lot of reading of books by Christian authors recently for my daily devotional.  The first was “Future Grace” by John Piper and then the second one is “Cross-Cultural Servanthood,” by Duane Elmer.  These are very different books with very different goals and objectives of teaching.  The first one is allContinue reading “You cannot Serve without Humility:”

Hello again, It has been a while since I have spent some time writing to you. but it is the three year anniversary of you going home, so I thought I would take this time to talk to you.  There has been a lot that has happened recently, so I really needed to fill youContinue reading “Dear Papa, again:”

I have been trying really hard to be better at listening to Christian podcasts.  I had never been very good about being diligent in listening to God’s Word or to wisdom and insight from other believers as opposed to listening to music that doesn’t always have the strongest Christian message.  I have started the ChrsitineContinue reading “Someone has to be the Meniscus:”

This blog post is going to be a bit personal, but I wanted to give a few updates on the moving experience.  I do want this to be an encouragement for everyone who is moving in the future to remember to get involved and get connected in your new community.  It may be scary toContinue reading “Everything is just so New:”

I have been really diving into the book, “Future Grace,” by John Piper as of recently.  Through this book, I have been reminded of how to have belief in future grace.  God has shown such grace and mercy all through our lives and the history of the world, so we should have complete faith inContinue reading “Covetousness is the Opposite of Contentment in God:”