As I come across Amazon Finds, I’ll post them here! I’m an Amazon Associate now and I’m loving earning some extra cash this way. There are so many great Amazon finds to love! Of course, I’m slightly biased, but my number 1 recommendation at the moment from Amazon is the EFW’s new book on The … More AMAZON RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED HERE:
We recently passed quite the sight; a tall tower of cars called, “Carvana”. I’m sure you’ve heard of it. It’s basically a vending machine for cars. You can choose your price range, make and model, body type, exterior color, interior color, and nearly any extra feature you can imagine. Once you’re finished choosing from the … More Pride & Preferences
By: Josh & Jen McGee Imagine spending days and days planning a birthday party for someone you say you love. You plan every last detail and spend every waking hour making EVERYTHING as perfect as possible. You’re confident this will be one amazing birthday party. The day arrives, and you run around, making sure the … More Above All
We got yelled at again – at Costco. My husband and I were shopping during one of the craziest shopping times of the year – Christmas time. So, we should have known, right? How dare we stop in the aisle and help another lady who asked to use our height to her advantage. She couldn’t … More COSTCO, CRUISES, AND CHURCH
We spend an enormous amount of time chewing on the wrong kind of stuff. And I’m not talking about what our mouths chew. I’m talking about what our minds chew on! Meditation can be defined as “serious contemplation.” The idea of meditation lends itself to the idea of a cow chewing its cud. It spits … More Chew on THIS!
“Hey!”“Hey, girl!”“What’s up?”“Good to see you!”“How are you?”“Good! How are you?” I still remember these phrases being on repeat while I was at college. Thousands of students would be switching classes, and when we passed each other on the sidewalks, these were the phrases we had time to say as we rushed on to our … More Past the Surface
We can spend an awful lot of time fearing the unknowns in life. Devoting precious time mulling over the ‘what-ifs’. We fear making it to our next paycheck – what if we can’t pay that bill or buy those groceries? We fear how our kids will turn out – what if they reject Jesus? We … More A Spirit of Fear
Sometimes, it seems as though the “joy, joy, joy, joy down in our hearts to stay” has abdicated the throne. Try standing on a stage looking out over professing believers “worshiping the Lord” and pay attention to their expressions. It can look more like a scene from “Night of the Living Dead” than a crowd … More WHERE IS OUR JOY?
If you ever watch baseball, you’ll notice something odd every time long-time Astros player, Jose Altuve, gets up to bat. If he is batting in other teams’ stadiums, you’ll hear booing every single time he walks up to bat. This stems back to a choice he and others made years ago. Apparently, runners on 2nd base … More The Boos of… “Believers”?
Read: Luke 10:38-42 We have heard the Mary & Martha stories our whole lives. Mary & Martha seemingly had two different personalities – with their own strengths and weaknesses. Martha was hospitable, she was capable, she welcomed others in her home, and she had faith in Jesus. On two different occasions, she went straight to … More “THAT’S JUST WHO I AM”
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