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For the last few months in church we have been covering Romans 12. In this chapter, there is a lot of description about the different jobs and gifts that the Lord, through his grace and mercy, have given us.  These verses say, “So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongsContinue reading “Kindness is sweet like the honeycomb:”

I have noticed in my life in the last few years that I tend to get really mad, really impatient, and even upset with God over the little things that pop up into my life.  This could be losing my phone at a cross country meet, locking my keys in my car, spilling the noodlesContinue reading “Patience in the small things:”

Recently I was watching one of my favorite shows which happens to be “Say Yes to the Dress.”  It’s a great show, right?!  Can you think of a better show than watching women try on their future wedding dresses and deciding which ones they are going to buy and wear on their wedding day.  Anyway,Continue reading “What does it mean to be Respectful?”

Every year I participate in an event called, “Dressember.”  Throughout the entire month of December, every single day, even on the weekends, I wear a dress.  Yes, this means in the really cold weather, I am wearing dresses.  (Don’t worry too much though, I have leggings and sweaters to wear with my dresses as well. Continue reading “Dressember: My favorite fundraiser:”

Yep, you read my title correctly.  This blog post is going to be about food.  This is definitely one of the weirder titles that I have had on my blog.  However, I realized recently that my relationship with food, as well as our cultures, can actually have a big saying in our relationship with God. Continue reading “Our relationship with food:”

I have mentioned many times recently that I am a cross country coach.  This past week for me, and my mother who is also a cross country coach, was our regional cross country meet and that means this is the meet where we find out who is going to go to the Iowa state crossContinue reading “Somebody has to be 11th:”

It is amazing to look at the book of Psalms and to see all the glorious ways that the Lord has to defend us and to care for us.  One day as I was doing my personal daily devotional, I read the verse of the day.  The verse of the day this past Monday wasContinue reading “The Lord: Our Defender:”

Dear Courtney,  You love to learn.  You love to read.  You love to watch documentaries.  You love to listen to informational podcasts.  Specifically, you love to learn about what are some of the injustices in the world and what can be done to fix it.  You love people, so therefore you want to learn aboutContinue reading “Dear Courtney,”

Recently I was reading the book, “Uncommon Ground.”  This book is written by Timothy Keller and John Inazu.  However, they do ask other writers and followers of God to also write chapters.  The first chapter of the book that I read was by a theologian Kristen Deede Johnson.  She talked about the reasons that sheContinue reading “In the family:”

Being in my third year of teaching, I have learned more about being a teacher from actually being a teacher, then when I was in school studying it.  I have learned from my fellow teachers and from actually being in the class.   I still have a lot to learn, but I know that IContinue reading “Learning from my students:”