Welcome to day 22 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find all the posts indexed here. You know those days when you finally fall into bed and realize you were busy all day but you can't really think of anything you actually accomplished? Yeah, me neither. {If only there was a sarcasm font for that last sentence!} Yesterday I was talking to Scott about our schedule for the next few days and I said, "Basically, we're busy until Casiday's birthday in February." We ... [Read More]
What Does Forgiveness Look Like?
Welcome to day 21 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find a list of every post in this series here. Do you have a particularly difficult relationship in your life? I'd imagine most of us do or have. And while the particulars of these relationships may vary, one thing is likely true: we have been hurt multiple times by the person who likely is unaware or unwilling to acknowledge the hurt. And honestly, it stinks! Perhaps others are aware of the situation but, ... [Read More]
The Truth about Forgiveness
Welcome to day 20 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in the series here. I've been thinking a lot about one of those hard relationships in my life and why it is I struggle with forgiveness. If I were guessing, I'd imagine the reasons I could identify are ones you might recognize in some of those difficult relationships in your life as well. As I talk with my friends and with others who come to me for prayer or counsel finding a way to forgive people ... [Read More]
When We Don’t Forgive
Welcome to day 19 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post listed here. So, yeah, the next three days I am already dreading ... because if I have learned anything from teaching and writing all these years it's this: the topic I'm covering is like a flashing invitation for the enemy to start his attacks right there. The next topic on our list of seven is forgiveness. And, if you'll allow me to be super honest with you — I often struggle hard in this area. I'm ... [Read More]
HOW we serve
Welcome to day 17 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post in this series here. Sometimes when I'm writing about a topic, it's from the overflow of what God has taught me and a desire to share those lessons with others. But sometimes, I find myself writing from my need. Today is the latter. Y'all, the three Underwoods are exhausted. The past six weeks have been nothing but hard. We've dealt with grief at the loss of beloved family members, sorrow ... [Read More]
Why We Serve
Welcome to day 16 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post in this series here. Y'all, I love a good cupcake. It's hard for me to pass by a cupcake store when I'm out and about. There's something special about having my own fully decorated little cake. My favorite cupcake of all time is the wedding cake cupcake at Gigi's. It is beautiful and smells incredible and, oh my word, it tastes amazing. There is only one problem with this little piece of ... [Read More]
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