As I have been praying through, working through, and seeking wisdom in what it looks like to live my life full out for God, this post by Stephen Altrogge blew me away… and made me ask myself again, “Am I honoring Him in every choice I make? In the shows or movies I watch that are laced with innuendo or even more in your face sin? How about the jokes I laugh at? Or books I read?” Talk about conviction…
Stephen writes:
My dear friend, Dr. Nat, came for a couple days. A couple days of wonderfulness… good conversations, yummy food cooked by Chef Nat, playing games with small ones, early morning coffee together, book time with Super Nanny Nat, sharing new music finds, and just being.
The letter arrived just before she left, and I ripped it open, a feeling of nausea in my stomach. They weren’t supposed to contact me for 3 more days at the earliest.
It was awesome to be able to tell Nat in person that…
Shaun Groves is in Kenya right now with a team of people blogging for Compassion International.
These pictures struck me today.
Kenyan for Sink
I sit here curled under a heated electric throw surrounded by more than we’ll ever need and I whine about the plumber that scammed us and the exorbitant heating bills we’ve received.
Most of us have no idea, y’all.
No idea what struggle and poverty are.
And so I ask myself the question I have read on Shaun Groves’ blog.
She stood next to me in the kitchen asking about my future. “You’ve heard the impossible. So many of us just go to routine appointments and scans and check-ups and assume all is fine, and we don’t think about the ones who get the phone call. But you were that one. You know what it’s like to pick up the phone and hear the impossible,” she said.
Those words rang in my ears all morning as I prepared for my scan today. Another scan. Another waiting period. Another limbo.
This morning when I looked at the calendar and saw it was March 1st, I cheered inwardly.
March is the month of my Brian’s birthday, and I must say it’s one of my favorite months of the year.
So here’s just a little post to say how much I love marriage.
I truly do. I love marriage.
I find it to be absolutely delightful.
And even better.
I love being married to this man!
I couldn’t have done better.