Part 1 Does God give me more than I can handle, or will God ever give me more than I can handle? Arguing about wording can be intellectually interesting, but when I’m overwhelmed, I need more than a debate, and I don’t want my reference point to be personal experience. Both questions can distract me, […]
More Than I Can Handle, Part 1
Once upon a time, I prayed, “I’m at the end of my rope. I don’t know what to do or if I can continue. Please help.” What would God’s answer look like? What exactly am I asking for him to do? Does God ever give me “more than I can handle”? Reader, number 3 is […]
Preparing for Adulthood, Lately
Preparing for Adulthood is a category of post on my blog– as our children grow older, we are regularly examining how we are preparing them for independent thought, actions, and life. If we micromanage too much during this stage, we don’t help them when we they no longer live with us. In fact, we handicap […]
Hospitality in the Youth Group
When I was a teenager, I was odd and awkward. The kids at my church were very different from me, and although we were friendly, we weren’t friends. I was lonely. Sometimes when our church would host missionaries or other visitors who had teenagers, I wanted to say hello, but I always chickened out and […]
