Teri Lynne Underwood

Living Where the Sacred and Secular Collide

The Dance and the Dancer

It's all dance for her.  She never simply walks ... there's always skipping, twirling, bouncing, leaping.  Her life is a dance. For eight years we've spent at least an hour a week in a studio.  Hardwood floors, mirrored walls, barres worn down by the hands of countless girls who have practiced positions and form and technique. She's worn tiny little ballet shoes, loud black tap shoes, toe shoes tied up with ribbons ... and most every other kind of dance shoe there is.  We've got piles of ... [Read More]

I Worry about My Hair on Sundays

Sunday is the most stressful day of the week in our house.  By far.  Scott leaves early, usually by 7:00 am, to check and double-check everything before the first service at 8:30. I stay in bed until the last possible minute, not because I'm tired though. I stay in bed because the decisions that face me stress me out. What will I wear?  Pants, skirt, dress ... ugh!  My black pants don't fit and that's a nightmare because black pants are the uniform of a pastor's wife.  Skirt?  Maybe ... but my ... [Read More]

I Was Wrong

"If you don't have time to spend in Bible study every day then your priorities are wrong." It hurts me to type that sentence.  Because it is embarrassing to me that I have said it many times to people who didn't need to be admonished, they needed to be heard and encouraged. About two or three years ago, the Lord began showing me the depth of my pride and self-righteousness in the area of daily Bible study.  I used to judge people who said they just didn't have time to spend a lot of time ... [Read More]

One Amazing Summer: When You Get Behind on #B90Days

So, I'm behind ... a lot.  I've been in Charlotte for the Type A Parenting Conference (which is really a blogging conference) since Thursday.  I'm flying home today ... and I'm five days behind on my reading. I'd offer you all kinds of apologies and explanations but the truth is I'm not all that worried about being behind.  In fact, I'm not concerned at all.  Because I'm not doing this challenge so I can add it to my "List of Great Spiritual Accomplishments."  Nor am I doing this so people will ... [Read More]

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Books & Such Literary Management
Praying for Girls: Asking God for the Things They Need Most (Bethany House, 2017) by Teri Lynne Underwood contains 200 Bible-based prayers as well as suggested activities and conversation starters, Praying for Girls is a must-have tool in every mom’s arsenal.
The Daily Grace Co. is one of my favorite places for Bible study resources. Gospel-driven studies, beautiful journals, and more.
Why is giving ourselves space in between Bible studies valuable? Two reasons not to jump from study to study.