Just Jesus
I am a Crusty Christian: Go on and Judge me, I am too Crusty to Care
Crusty. That is what we call it at my house, crusty. Crusty is when you are mad, sad, indifferent, and don’t want to get out of your pajamas or go to school or get out of the bed. I have been in bed for 26 hours and counting. Crusty. I liken it to half a…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Focus While Letting Your Mind Go HOG Wild
How to focus. I am the poster child for ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.) Actually, it hadn’t been defined when I was a child. You know how Al Gore invented the internet? I invented ADHD. They wanted to name it after me, but during the classification hearing I escaped out a bathroom window and went running through a…
Read MoreHow to Believe God When Life Stinks Like a Poopy Diaper in a Hot Minivan
How to Believe God When Life Stinks Like a Poopy Diaper in a Hot Minivan The trouble with life is, it stinks. It stinks like a poopy diaper in a hot minivan. It stinks like a poopy diaper in a hot minivan, in July in a Walmart parking lot, with my keys locked inside, 5…
Read MoreThe Care and Keeping of a Mean Girl
The care and keeping of a mean girl. At a recent doctor’s appointment, I learned my physician suspected that the greatest health crisis I was facing was… dehydration. That’s right, I am thirsty. I consider myself fairly intelligent when it comes to health and nutrition. I confess I am embarrassed by this diagnosis. Alas, I…
Read MoreHow to Deserve the Cross
The Good News is Jesus died once – for all. We need not earn the gift of salvation. To earn it would make it a wage. To pay for it would make it a purchase. There are not enough hours in the week, nowhere to clock in and record the hours it would take to…
Read MoreFalse Accusations and The Savior of the World
Three Important Things to Remember About Jesus: Stop the False Accusations A false accusation, especially on the head of someone who is entirely humble is all the more pitiable. Our oldest biological son John, aka the #marinebaby, recently called from his current assignment to tell us that we could take him off our cell phone…
Read MoreStealing Jesus and Grace: When I Knew it Was Right
For the record, stealing is wrong. It can change your life… forever. My first book, Stolen Jesus: An Unconventional Search for the Real Savior is on the shelves of Barnes and Noble. Kathie Lee Gifford tweeted her adoration for it. It rages a battle with 1991 classic written by Benny Hinn for the first place…
Read MoreAre You Still There God? Or Was That the Last Straw?
Are You Still There God? Or Was That the Last Straw? But not for my children, would I ever truly see how exhausting I, the Believer in Jesus Christ, really am? Or what a good Father He really is? I know He isn’t, well, recently I have come to know that God isn’t perpetually smacking…
Read MoreJesus and the Sweet Tooth: Let that Crow Fly Friend
I lost a dental implant. When I say I lost it, I know where it is, and I cannot get it back. No, really. It actually isn’t even worthy of prose, but for the lunacy. It happened in the Walgreens parking lot. I was reconciling my checkbook and making a grocery list. Previously, while in…
Read MoreCloudy with a Chance of Hope: Big Changes, Big Believing
Cloudy with a Chance of Hope: Big Changes, Big Believing My family is making some big changes. I am used to change. I had moved 16 times before I graduated from high school. My husband Justin, not so much. No, Justin likes things on an even plane. One plain cake donut for breakfast with a…
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