I said yesterday you were freed from the flesh. I know, I can hear you: Freed from the flesh, huh? Is that what you’re saying? Freed from the propensity to sin? Freed from envy? Fear? Worry? Freed, once and for all? Fat chance! I know, I know, it’s true: As long as we have bodies [...]
What is freedom? We discovered here that the gospel is freeing. Great! Now what? In Galatians 5:1 we read that for freedom Christ has set us free. Now even that can be confusing. For freedom we are free. What? That’s like saying, “For retreating we have retreated.” Um, ok? Can someone please tell me a [...]
Last weekend, as we lay in bed, Jeff asked me how I felt. I replied, “I feel like a rubber band that’s stretched out so tight it’s just about to snap.” He knew enough to put his arm around me and just stay quiet after that. (love that man.) Someone please tell me they’ve felt [...]
We talked here about poor Peter, who tripped up on the fear of man and found himself doing stupid stuff. We’ve all been there. But here is the sobering part of the story: After Peter pulled away from the Gentiles and separated himself by only eating with Jews, Galatians 2:13 says the “rest of the [...]
“The only mothers it is safe to forget on mothers day are the good ones.” ~ Ha! Isn’t that the truth? Jeff and I are so blessed to both have “good ones” in the mom department, but isn’t it true in all areas that there are those in your life who are “safe” to forget [...]
{*If you’re new to Sacred Mundane (welcome!), each Friday we take a “Bite” from Simple Mom’s 52-bites e-book on simplifying life. Feel free to hop in now and start eating that elephant! Click here see all we’ve eaten so far…} Okay folks, have you ever lodged some idea into your mind and
Poor Peter. (Poor me.) Peter was always doing stupid stuff, sticking his foot in his mouth, passionately declaring one thing while acting out another, jumping out of the boat then sinking, proving his valor by chopping off an ear. I wish I couldn’t relate quite so much. In Galatians 2, Paul tells us yet another [...]
Mother’s Day is this weekend. Looking for the perfect gift? A few years ago my mom modeled for me a beautiful gift for her MIL: My grandma is an interesting lady. She’s my dad’s dad which explains a lot. She is a million years old (or 95-or-something), and stubborn as a mule. She was orphaned as [...]
Along with smallness and not-enough-ness, last week also included the flu. Ugh. I can’t remember the last time I had the flu. But I won’t forget this time for quite awhile, that’s for sure. This was like nothing I’ve ever had before. As long as I kept up the Advil I could get out of [...]
Apparently, last week’s theme–in my life–was Rejection. I sure wish I would’ve gotten the memo ahead of time because it caught me by surprise. No, nothing earth-shattering, just a garden variety of rejection that kept a steady reminder in front of my face: “Not enough.” You’re not b
A Saturday completely unplugged, playing long and hard with these two Littles. Getting over the FLU… The one wonderful thing about being so sick is that you appreciate health when it returns! Chalk on the driveway. Heidi on her princess bike. Morning down by the river. They never tire of throwing rocks in the beauti
Exhausted, I stare down into the sink. It’s clogged. Has been for several weeks. When it does slowly drain it leaves a dark grimy film, and no matter how many times I scour it, the grime returns each time it’s clogged. (Which is daily.) I stare at the water; it isn’t going anywhere. I look up into [...]
I wanted Thomas Nelson so bad. I know: I’m sure I’m breaking all the rules of professionalism to actually write about the process of seeking publication. Oh well. I have never excelled at professionalism, but perhaps a bit of my journey can connect with a bit of yours. Like I said: I wanted them. Why? [...]
May is here! That means … time to plant! We’re doing our 52-bites today so you can prepare to garden this weekend. Plus, we’re joining the girls over at Frugal Living NW… Enjoy! We’re currently on our 5th garden. No, not our 5th year having a garden, our 5th different garden. Which makes us