One of my favorite poems is Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken. Probably because I can relate. The wide path everyone else takes? I was never one to follow. I was the pioneer taking the narrow way rarely understanding why I wasn’t like everyone else. Thing is, the path God gives you, it’s not going…
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Saturday Confession: My True Self
I’ve been helping out with youth ministry the last few months and our pastor has been sharing a video series on issues that we need to get real about. Anger, guilt, that kind of thing. He said something that stuck out to me, that our true self comes out with our reaction to a stubbed…
Five Golden Days
Are you playing Christmas music yet? Is the tree up? Started shopping? I’ve had the music going for a couple weeks and my favorite version of the Twelve Days of Christmas is the Muppet one. I love when Miss Piggy belts out the Five Golden Rings. Love her sass. Well, starting Monday and running throughout…
Awesome Black Friday Deal from Adventures in Odyssey
Christmas time is nearly here, and the excitement is in the air. But rather than waking up before the sun on Black Friday or having to fight the massive crowds, you could get a special present for your kids or grandkids from Adventures in Odyssey: a subscription to their online Odyssey Adventure Club (OAC)! Offering 24/7…
I’m Thankful for My Country by Laura Hodges Poole
I’m Thankful For My Country “Following a resolution of Congress, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday the 26th of November 1789 a day of ‘public thanksgiving and prayer’ devoted to ‘the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.’”…
Ruth and the Comfort Zone
I’ve been enjoying Ruth’s story from the Bible with a twist—Jennifer Slattery is facilitating this study on FB and her blog sharing against the backdrop of her own contemporary romance Beyond I Do. Last week she was kind enough to open up her blog to allow me to share insights. It’s a chapter in the…