Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying
31 Things I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 24 “God Told Me…”
Recently at a convention an “eclectic” woman approached me. She said that she was meeting with a publisher shortly and that God told her that I would listen to her speculative fiction pitch. I am certain the Lord did tell her this. He knows me pretty well. He knew I wouldn’t tell her no. I…
Read More31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Stop Saying: Day 23 “You Should…”
Thanks to my dear friend Kelly Balarie for guest posting for me today! Wise and fun! You’ll love her like I do! POST: If I Hear Should One More Time, I Will… By Kelly Balarie http://www.purposefulfaith.com You should. You should eat organic. You should do cry-it-out method. You should not do cry it out method.…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: I am praying for you really hard
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: I am praying for you really hard As I sat on the curb in tears, the babies ate lollipops in their stroller, oblivious to my drama. I was locked out of my car. It was utterly ridiculous. I used the clicker to lock it when we went into Physical…
Read More31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 21 “But You Have it So Together!”
Guest Blog by My Sweet Friend Rebekah Porter Over dinner at church the other night, my pastor friend leans over and says, “…but you have it all together!?” I scoffed and chuckled and appreciated his sarcastic remark which reminded me of how many times I have heard that very statement. I knew he was joking…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: You’ll Catch Up
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: You’ll Catch Up… No. I won’t. And you know what, I don’t care. I spend my life playing catch up. 1. Catch up the laundry. 2. Catch up the shopping. 3. Catch up the bills. 4. Catch up the house work. 5. Catch up my bible study. Catch up……
Read More31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 19 “Be Careful…”
A couple months ago I was coming down the stairs of our home, and I stepped on a matchbox car. I fell the last six steps. I sprained my ankle, broke my toe, twisted my wrist and was battered and bruised – as you’d expect. Sam witnessed the misfortune. Since then every time I head…
Read More31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 18 “I saw on Pintrest…”
This is my Pinterest fail story… The busy work of stopping me… The searing pain was second only to the acidic burn perforating a hole into my brain. Words do not do the fiasco justice. I had suffered with a sinus infection for two weeks. I had two days until I was to travel, alone,…
Read MoreDay 16: My baby is dead, please don’t say…
Guest Blog by Shelly D. Templin Words of wisdom from a grieving mother? Um, when you are a grieving mother, wisdom seems elusive. You aren’t really concerned about being wise. You are just trying to breathe through the pain. And then someone says something that makes you want to stop breathing. Almost twenty years ago,…
Read More31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Stop Saying: Day 14 and 15 “You have a WHITE foster baby?”
“You have a WHITE foster baby?” Yes. I have heard this more than once. Yes. I have several friends who have heard the same thing. As a matter of fact, I know a mom whose pastor said this to her. When I sent a shout out to my friends for ideas for the 31-day challenge…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Stop Saying: Mom, Are you Awake?
Stuff I Wish You’d Stop Saying: Mom, Are you Awake? In our house, there are a number of ways to wake Justin and me. Screaming your head off for, yet another, bottle in the middle of the night or even pooping your pants is very effective. Our teenage sons like to watch horror flicks and…
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