Growing up, Christmas was magical for me on an almost fairytale level. As someone whose love language is giving and receiving gifts, having that bent really ratchets the holidays up a notch. But now that I’m all grown up, I know the secret of my wonderful childhood holidays, and her moniker begins and ends with […]
Month: November 2022
Bringing a sacrifice of praise
I love an interesting family bookshelf – a good mix of standing books and stacked books, paired with fun and funky treasures picked up here and there. My brother has traveled extensively, so my bookshelves feature knickknacks from places all around the world, along with baby pictures and wedding pictures and clay sculptures my husband […]
Musings on Jonah, Part Two: God’s provisions, the lovely and the not-so-lovely
[Continued from Musings on Jonah, Part One: Is it right for you to be angry?] Two things I love most from this passage: God is always teaching us and God is always providing for us. He is teaching Jonah here. He used the example of the plant that made Jonah so happy when it kept […]
Musings on Jonah, Part One:Â Is it right for you to be angry?
A few years back, I was embroiled in a vicious cycle of anger and hurt over the way my daughter had been treated. And a very dear friend said to me, “Courtnie, you and I are both angry about this. The difference is that you are ashamed of your anger, while I am proud of […]
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