Yelling Doesn’t Create Matter, You Aren’t God

I’m not an idiot. Even if I was, it is never okay to treat someone this way. I work at the airport. Recently, I started working at the gates. You know, where you board a plane. Or change your seat. Or get a tag for your stroller or walker. Or where they pull up the … Continue reading Yelling Doesn’t Create Matter, You Aren’t God →

Weatherman 0, Weather 1

Spent a whole day working volleyball tryouts. It was great! I forgot how much I missed the game. But I’m exhausted. And I just want to get home. Take a hot shower. Get in my cozy pajamas. Wrap up in my fuzzy blanket. Eat dinner and go to bed. When my phone alerted me this … Continue reading Weatherman 0, Weather 1 →

Your Job Well Done: Why Good Work Matters to God | Desiring God

We work because God works. And we work in a way that pleases God when we work how he does. — Read on http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/your-job-well-done 5 simple, easy steps we can imitate so that our work pleases the Lord. I am currently in a time of job searching and figuring out where I fit in. I … Continue reading Your Job Well Done: Why Good Work Matters to God | Desiring God →

No Longer I Who Mother: Union with Christ (and Small Children) | Desiring God

When you feel weak, helpless, or insufficient as a mom, remember that if you belong to Christ, you mother in the peace and power of Another. — Ler em http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/no-longer-i-who-mother

Lord, Teach Us to Work: Learning from the Labors of Christ | Desiring God

We cannot imitate Christ in every work he accomplished, but we do copy what we can — and worship him for the ways we cannot. — Ler em http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/lord-teach-us-to-work What a perfectly timed article for me. I am in the middle of changing jobs. I've been a full time teacher for years. School filled my … Continue reading Lord, Teach Us to Work: Learning from the Labors of Christ | Desiring God →

The Proverbs 31 Warfare: How Home Unleashes a Woman | Desiring God

Many have heard of the Proverbs 31 woman. But what about the Proverbs 31 warrior? — Read on http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-proverbs-31-warfare How beautiful! How empowering! I pray that this will be true of me now and when I become a wife/mother! A much needed perspective in this broken, messed up world. Feminism, I think, started because women's … Continue reading The Proverbs 31 Warfare: How Home Unleashes a Woman | Desiring God →

I Think I Found It….

12 Dimensions - Careers— Ler em careers.state.gov/work/foreign-service/specialist/12-dimensions/ What you ask? My dream job. All the things I hoped could exist in one job. Actually do! God does work miracles. It is amazing. If I hadn't been fired, I never would have gone looking and I never would have found this. This is me in a … Continue reading I Think I Found It…. →

Woe Is Me: The Sin of Self-Pity and How to Be Free | Desiring God

Self-pity invites you to hold onto your hurt and lick your own wounds. God invites you to bring your hurts to him and find healing. — Ler em http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/woe-is-me This article came at the perfect time for me right now. Being fired very unexpectedly from my job, I have definitely had several "oh woe is … Continue reading Woe Is Me: The Sin of Self-Pity and How to Be Free | Desiring God →