I have a 20 month old baby girl named Olivia. And she cracks me up. When I tell her “no” she says, “oohhh.” She does it just like someone going, “aw man!” She has this laugh that sounds like whatever she’s laughing at is the funniest thing ever. She also has an unusual command of her body. She’s been walking since 8 1/2 months and … Continue reading What Olivia is Teaching Me
I hope he doesn’t mind me doing this, but I have a stepson who is going through some stuff right now. And while on my walk yesterday, I felt God put this message on my heart for him. I’d like to post it here as well because I know that there are so many young men who need to hear it. I realize that young … Continue reading A Letter to a Young Black Man
Here’s my challenge to those Christians who promote a traditional view of women’s submission: If you would please point me to a place in human history when humanity has done a good job with women’s submission, then I can take what you have to say seriously. But no such example exists. Never has, never will as long as we’re trying to do it the same … Continue reading Godly Submission
I was talking with a friend recently and the subject of boundaries came up. Everyone she knows, my friend told me, struggles with setting appropriate boundaries with people. I told her that I am not perfect at it, but I do a pretty good job with setting boundaries. She wanted to know how I do it, but seemed less enthused when I told her the … Continue reading Tolerance and Boundaries
God is love. So when we love, we are actually bringing God’s spirit into the physical world through ourselves. We become the nexus where the physical and the divine meet and communicate. That means each of us has the potential to be a portal between worlds. So never think that any loving action, thought or intention is unimportant. No matter how small, these are the things which … Continue reading A Cool Thought
Or perhaps you are the difficult person. Most likely both have some truth in our individual lives. It seems like everything that could be said about dealing with difficult people has been said, but this article on the notion of “Invalidation” as a tool frequently used by difficult people is really well done, imo. I’m afraid I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been SICK … Continue reading Anyone know a difficult person?
The Upside Down World 