Last week’s 5 Common Misconceptions of Pastoral Ministry was so well received that I decided to do a second post on this topic. Some of my readers emailed their suggestions to me, confirming my thoughts that this list could go on and on. So I’m going to cap it off at 10 total and maybe someday… Read More 5 {More} Common Misconceptions of Pastoral Ministry
Last night I asked this question on the Embracing Grace FB page, and got some really touching replies of how 9/11 has impacted families forever: Post by Embracing Grace. I’ll never forget where I was. You probably won’t ever forget, either. I was sitting in chapel in Bible College- just a normal day during the… Read More 5 Things I Want My Children To Know About 9/11
Sunday afternoon in a balmy August in Canada. Lonely bleating in the distance reminded us that we were on a sheep farm. Would the kids like to go and watch them shear the sheep? Of course they would. And so we wound through country vegetable gardens and tire swings and border collies to the rustic… Read More Stories of Grace: An Adoption Amazing
I’ve recently made a tough life decision. It has wrestled me to my core and left my tear ducts a bit more empty than before. I couldn’t have done it, were it not for the whisper of God, “It’s not the right time anymore.” Key word being “anymore.” {After all, He was the One Who… Read More Sometimes It Takes Courage to Quit
Life changing lessons often come quietly, don’t they? As I rode into fourth place in our bicycle train, eight wheels flew along the sidewalk and people in cars smiled. Neighbours waved and dogs sniffed. Trees rustled in the breeze as the last sunbeams fell beneath the horizon. It was the perfect night for a family… Read More {Part One} Nurturing the Fruit of the Spirit: You Can’t Rush Love
