Last year I joined a small group of women and we set out to participate in The Romans Project with Ann Voskamp and her community. And three months ago we finished that project–memorizing chapters one, eight, and twelve. And now, since Easter, we have moved on to learning James chapter one as a group, as […]
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For When You Need a Life of Peace {The Romans Project}
I memorize while I drive, at red lights and stop signs, these words of Paul which are soaking into my dry soul and reviving me each time I remember them. As we drive, the kids test me, stopping me if I make a mistake. And every Friday I record my voice reciting my learned verses, […]
When What You Know Can Save a Life :: The Romans Project {Week 2}
I’m the nurse in charge of the floor, when another nurse calls me to come. And when I get there, the patient is bleeding. A lot. We keep weighing the saturated chux as we urgently call for more help. But the bleeding won’t stop no matter what we do. We start a second IV, give […]
We Are Better Together :: The Romans Project {Week 1}
Every Friday the emails start rolling in, and they continue arriving one by one throughout the weekend. One at a time, I download the attachment and listen to each voice recite scripture. We are in this together. A group, just over ten of us, with a unified goal. Acquaintances brought together with passion and conviction […]
In Case You’re Wondering if Failure is Always Final {The Romans Project}
Failure is never as final as not trying at all. Over one year ago, I set out on a journey with some local in-real-life friends. We  joined Ann in memorizing the Sermon on the Mount, but instead of starting in January, we started together at Easter. It was the largest scripture memory project I’d ever […]
Five Tips to Make Scripture Memorization More Doable {VIDEO}
Scripture memorization is a challenge for me. It’s just plain hard. I remember my college years, how I used to study for hours and then finally take the test, only to promptly forget almost all of it as fast as one could turn a light off. And this is the challenge whenever we try to memorize anything: […]
What I Learned {March 2014}
1. Some schedules require a larger-than-checkbook-size, color-coded calendar. Originally, only the boys were going to play baseball this spring. That is, until we arrived at the Starbucks by the bonfire to complete their registration. It was there we learned there was a softball program too. And so, at the last-minute, we signed the girls up to play. And while […]
Resources for You
Resources for You Connecting with God Bible Reading The Daily Bible, in 365 Chronological Readings (NIV) Key Word Study Bible (ESV, NIV, NASB or NKJ) ESV Study Bible Young’s Literal Translation Bible Hebrew Interlinear Bible Greek Interlinear Bible S.O.A.P. Journaling The Bible in 90 Days  (highly recommend chronological plan) Focus15 Bible Studies, by Katie Orr Everyday Hope […]
The Secret of How to Live a Holy Life
I wrestle with perfectionism. My tendency of performing for love, lingers, and old habits are hard to break. Even in my relationship with God. I read in my Bible of being holy–of being ‘set apart’. But I struggle to know what that means, and how it is supposed to look. Because in my everyday chaotic grind, I […]
What I Learned {December 2013}
I’ve become more of a noticer of life, since writing these monthly wrap-up posts. And again, I am linking up with Emily Freeman and her beautiful community, to share all we learned in December. So in no particular order, here’s what I’ve learned this past month. 1. Voxer preferences can be changed. My finger used […]