Posted by Julie on February - 20 - 2012
It’s Marriage Monday! e-Mom wants to hear from you, so take a look, write your post, and link up. Here’s your chance to tell us what you’ve learned about submission in Christian marriage. I know that for some women, this is a particularly challenging topic. If you’re uncomfortable with this one, no worries. Feel free to take a pass this time around. However, if you’re ready to dive right in—but stumped as to how to begin—you might consider selecting one of the following writing prompts. 1. Define the Greek word for submission, “hupotasso” [hoop-ot-as-so]. 2. Tell us a story. [ Read More ]
Posted by Julie on February - 19 - 2012
Each Sunday I like to post one of my amateur nature pictures along with a thought about God, in hopes that it encourages you on this day of rest. You can love it, hate it, agree, disagree, but know this, you didn’t find this post by accident. I shared a couple weeks ago on Facebook about my lack of peace regarding something in my life that has burned me and left me emotionally scarred, if you will. My something is most likely different than yours, but when this thing comes to my attention, my stomach tightens, my mind reels, and [ Read More ]
Posted by Julie on February - 18 - 2012
Last week I shared my utter frustration with fellow shipmates during a recent cruise. I promised to write about the opposite of their selfishness and today is the day. Of all the things I could walk off a cruise and be impacted by, I returned home stunned. It wasn’t the food, the shopping, or the sun (because there really wasn’t any.) It was the servants. I couldn’t get enough information about the lives of those who worked day and night to serve the passengers. I learned they came from 62 different countries and resided on the second deck. One Romanian [ Read More ]
Posted by Julie on February - 17 - 2012
It’s been almost a week and no doubt you’ve been as bombarded by news reports, interviews, Facebook updates, tweets, and YouTube clips regarding the life and death of Whitney Houston. Although I post ahead of schedule, I still waited to write about it because I wanted to process it. There is a lot in what I’m reading that rings true. For instance, I’m a Gen X’er. I grew up singing How Will I Know picturing my crush of the week as I sang into my hairbrush. I had posters of Michael Jackson on my wall and to this day I [ Read More ]
