• Oct. 7th, 2011 Day 7 ~ Why am I here?

    Over the past couple of days, we’ve been focusing on the things we forget to remember. On Day 5 we remembered who we were. Day 6 was hard for me. Was it for you? Did you watch the video? Because as hard as it is, it’s crucial that we remember that our Jesus died for us – a brutal, gory death. [ read more ]

  • Oct. 6th, 2011 Day 6 ~ At what cost?

    It’s so easy to forget. But so important to remember . . . Who saved me . . . and at what cost. Jesus – the Word made flesh – left the heavens and became man. He died a horrible death. And He did it for me. There is no such thing as cheap grace. [ read more ]

  • Oct. 5th, 2011 Day 5 ~ What do I forget to remember?

    From yesterday – Remembering . . . the first step to renewing. I need to remember who I was. And this was – and often still is – a tricky spot for me. Because by human standards, I wasn’t that bad. I accepted Christ as my Savior at the age of four. What’s the worst I had [ read more ]

  • Oct. 4th, 2011 Day 4 ~ Why is this so hard?

    Thanks for stopping by today. If you’ve landed here for the first time, we are on Day 4 of a series I’m calling 31 Days of Renewing. Yesterday , we talked about how we do not, in ourselves, have the power to renew our minds, but that change is possible through the power of the Holy [ read more ]

  • Oct. 3rd, 2011 Day 3 ~ How do we make the new stick?

    Romans 12:2 ~ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (ESV) Yesterday we talked about what renewing means. And we asked this question – after you’ve been renewed, [ read more ]

  • Oct. 2nd, 2011 31 Days of Renewing: Day 2 ~ What Does Renewing Mean?

    What does renewing mean anyway? Well, the dictionary lists quite a few definitions including to make like new: restore freshness, vigor or perfection; to make new spiritually; to begin again. Those definitions work for me. They go along with what I thought it means to be renewed. But I decided to dig a little deeper. (Look [ read more ]

  • Oct. 1st, 2011 31 Days of Renewing: Day 1 ~ Why Renewing?

    Romans 12:2 ~ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (ESV) 31 days of renewing . . . 31 posts on one subject? AAAAGGGGHHHH! OK. I’m fine [ read more ]

  • Sep. 29th, 2011 31 Days of . . .

    Last week, I posted a review of Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman. Emily blogs at Chatting at the Sky and she issued an invitation  to join her in blogging for 31 days straight on the topic of our choice. Last year, she blogged on 31 Days of Grace (how appropriate) and this year, she’s taking October to share with us 31 Days to Change the World (she aims high)! When I finished reading [ read more ]

  • Sep. 26th, 2011 Mindful Mondays ~ Sweet Surrender

    Image by TheCulinaryGeek via Flickr Most mornings I need a jolt (or two or three) of caffeine to keep me on my feet. So the other day, I fixed myself a cup of coffee, poured in a generous portion of french vanilla creamer and ran out the door. As I pulled out of my driveway, I [ read more ]

  • Sep. 22nd, 2011 Thoughtful Thursdays ~ Book Review: Grace for the Good Girl~letting go of the try-hard life by Emily P. Freeman

    I would have made an awesome Pharisee. Except for the fact that I’m not Jewish. And I’m a girl. But still . . . I love rules. I love following the rules. I’m such a “good girl.” My list of “nevers” is long and impressive . . . if you care about that sort of [ read more ]