Stuff I didn’t have time to say…
Here’s a portion of an email that I received from a woman about my “Trust Fall” message this past weekend: “For me, I have a hard time trusting God with uncertainty. I like to know when, where, and how all things are going to happen. Over the...
Dealing with Life Interruptus…
It took me two hours to get home on Wednesday afternoon. Two. Hours. For my friends in big cities, I know that two hours doesn’t mean much to you. However, for the rest of us in mom-and-pop cities, we’re not built for that kind of windshield time. You big...
Smallbrownbarbie meets Santa
‘Twas the night before Christmas and I was nine years old, settled deep in my blankets, shielded from the cold… All I wanted that year for Christmas was a round, yellow, handheld Pacman game. Handheld games were new and I salivated at the notion I hold my...
Tallbrownbarbie remembers Grandma’s blue eyebrows
When I was 13, I sang in the youth choir at my small Baptist church. My grandmother was the pianist and director. There were a dozen or so of us kids aged 10-15 and Grandma taught and fussed at us each week during choir practice until we got the songs prepared just...
Giving Thanks When Life’s Tough by Rick Warren
GIVING THANKS WHEN I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT By Rick Warren Thanksgiving is a difficult holiday for many. How can you be thankful when your doctor says it’s cancer? How can you feel grateful when the one you love just walked out of your life? Or when you’ve been fired . ....
How God suprises me…
I must admit, sometimes I am surprised when God answers my prayers. This is a tough ‘fess up from someone who has been a Christ-follower for pretty much her entire life and works in ministry. I believe that God hears and answers my prayers, but I also know that...
Sara’s story…a follow-up to my weekend message
This weekend, I had a chance to talk about peace as the pathway to surrender. One of the stories I shared was about two CedarCreek.tv staff members, Luke and Sara Shortridge. In August 2009, their infant son, Jackson, was suffering from a rare pancreatic disorder that...
What we hate about us…
What is it about a mirror that brings out some (or all) of our insecurities? I wake up pretty raw in the morning. Getting out of the bed is one of the hardest things that I do all day long, mainly because Night Barb is a creative party animal. In fact, she’s...
Barbie’s Honduran Adventure
Hello friends, There are a few words that describe the second half of my trip to Honduras: shock, awe, guns and beauty. It was an extraordinary Honduran Barbie adventure. I’ll explain… Shock… Last Sunday, I truly almost peed my pants when my friend,...
What Honduras teaches me…
Today, I got to see two lives changed right before my eyes. Steve is the gringo (aka young white guy) in the photo. He’s a young buck who decided in February to go on a missions trip. All he knew was that he wanted to come to Honduras and help people. but, once...
Fighting the urge to “un-see”…
Last weekend, I heard the story of a young Moldovan orphan who was rescued from a life of hardship and most likely the sex trade: “I was one of three girls rescued and taken to Stella’s House…I recently talked to one of the girls who wasn’t...I’m so glad that you’re here!
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