January 2013 archive

Come As You Are

He’s not mad at you He’s not disappointed His grace is greater still, than all of your wrong choices He is full of mercy and he is ever kind Hear his invitation, His arms are open wide You can come as you are, with all your broken pieces And all your shameful scars The pain …

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Five Minute Friday: Again

Practice makes perfect – or so they say. Why is it that the same things that trip me up keep coming…again? Today, I’ve said ‘yes’ when I mean ‘no’. This is a pattern. Paul said (my paraphrasing) I do the things I don’t want to do…again and again and again. What does it take for …

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Book Review: Proverbs Reconstructed by Gus Dallas

This book is basically a topical resource of verses in the book of Proverbs. They are presented in alphabetical order – with a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ label. Sometimes the same word is used in one verse in a positive way and negatively in another. For example, the word ‘commandment’ is presented as a positive requirement …

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Book Review: The Forgotten by David Baldacci

This book was a gift. I’ve never read a Baldacci book. A friend thought I would like it because it deals with the issue of human trafficking. She was right!

Human Trafficking

Moments…

12 Types of People on Facebook

All of us on Facebook have at least one of each of these types of friends on our list: 1) The “Rooster” — Always tells Facebook “Good Morning” every day. 2) The “Lurker” — Never posts or comments on your post, but reads everything, and might make reference to your status when seeing you in …

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ENOUGH

Definition of ENOUGH 1: in or to a degree or quantity that satisfies or that is sufficient or necessary for satisfaction : sufficiently 2: fully, quite 3: in a tolerable degree 4: occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations   Examples of ENOUGH Have you got enough …

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