Every Christmas, I passed the red flag with the vertical blue and white cross. I’d find my mom in the kitchen, spending hours on her iron press, making Krum Kaka, for neighbors, relatives, friends. I never learned how to make Krum Kaka, alongside her. Though I saw the Norwegian prayer next to the sink each morning, […]
The Girl at CPR, the World’s Oldest Tree, & the Illusion of Public Fame
The first time I noticed her was when she lifted her hand, in my husband and I’s CPR class. She was asking a question, with her thick hair, and back sitting straight up, listening. It wasn’t some, “I am trying to be smart” question. Or some, “I am just trying to get attention because I have […]
Have You Found True Love? UNITE Linky
I ask Him what love is this morning. And I hear His whisper… Love is letting His Spirit work freely, looking into people and seeing them completely. Love is giving Him the reigns in each situation and speaking His words of grace, truth, and mercy. Love forgives freely, declares purposes boldly, showers His Spirit over each […]
God Has Not Left You
It’s 4:00 a.m. My spirit rises from sleep. The faces of those I have sought to love surface in front of me. And I wonder why I do it. Wouldn’t it be easier to live safe, hunkered down with my husband, three kids, in our big house, large property, looking forward to retirement in just a […]
What Kind Of Christian Are You? UNITE Link Party
My husband and I went to the lunch the other day and we were talking about how obsolete the name of Jesus is becoming. How it can be easier to talk about anything, really, other than Jesus….and somehow it’s acceptable. Scripture reminds us that the name of Jesus in and of itself is offensive. Yet, the […]
The Truth About Your Platform and Reputation
When did you post your last selfie? Count your followers? Look at statistics at how well you are doing on social media? When did you silently stroke your ego, offer yourself private compliments about how “good” you are, or how well you are doing… When was the last time you tried to show the world, you […]