When does a woman become an adult? Perhaps it's when she stops comparing her life to other women's. Linda Dillow, Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to Finding Contentment The comparison trap. Ever find yourself locked tight in it's strong jaws? Honestly, haven't we all been there at least a time or two? The journey toward contentment in my life has been a struggle. I've learned the necessity of counting - numbering each gift, each blessing, each moment and recognizing ... [Read More]
All is Gift
People who live in the truth, that is, people who are humble, realize that all is gift and that we are here on earth to be recipients and transmitters of God's grace. (32) Bishop Robert Morneau, Not by Bread Alone All is gift. Whether trial or triumph, all is gift. Do I believe that? Really believe that? How do we unwrap the gift we have been given? The gift of life ... abundant life ... life to the full. Do we rip through it never slowing to cherish the small, the slow, the still? Or do ... [Read More]
{Top Ten} Free – or Nearly Free – Kindle Books
I love my Kindle ... I don't have any sort of iPad envy at all because all I want is my Kindle. I take it with me EVERYWHERE. So far this year, I've read over 25 books because my Kindle is so easy to pick up and use. And of the 70 books on my Kindle ... I have paid more than $1.00 for about 10! And, because my Kindle will convert PDF files, I am able to download eBooks from sites like scribd and issuu and move them from my computer into my Kindle. {That's what I did with Brooke's ... [Read More]
What Has You?
{This post was originally shared on Gather Inspirit.} “For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford but far more. And they did it of their own free will.” ~ 2 Corinthians 8:3, NLT To be honest, this verse haunts me. As I read it again and again, I keep asking myself this question: Do I have my things or do my things have me? How tightly am I holding to things that rust and moth destroy? My heart has been aching lately over the truth that far too often I love the ... [Read More]
“NO Payment until 2013!”
Cars. Furniture. Jewelry. Appliances. Basically, anything you want. Buy now, pay later. Good deal or bad idea? As we {finally!} get back into Richard Foster's ten controlling principles of simplicity, we are at number seven: Look with healthy skepticism at all "buy now, pay later" schemes." (93) I'm not going to launch into a financial management diatribe because I assure you, I am no Dave Ramsey! But, as I've been praying through a simpler life and contemplating what simplicity looks ... [Read More]
Counting for Eternity
{Life is still spinning fast around Chez Underwood. I pray this post from the archives will bless you today.} "When life comes down to the bottom line, I want mine to have counted for all eternity." unknown How does this happen? What steps do we take to make our lives count for eternity? I know this ... it's not by chance or happenstance. It's a purposeful decision, a dedicated choice made consistently out of obedience. What counts for eternity? Do not store up for ... [Read More]
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