This blog has overtaken my journaling, so this entry is a bit more personal than usual. The thing I hate the most about my miscarriages is not the blood, the pain, the tears, or even the fact that I don’t have a child. Those things are bearable with a bit of godly perspective. The thing Read More
One thing that has really been convicting me is how I am often worried about what others think of me. I bore people to death explaining all of the great things I’ve done. I’m even sick of hearing myself talk about myself…I can’t imagine what anyone else must thinking. A couple weekends ago, we went Read More
Wow. I’m sharing my testimony with the Jr. High and High School groups at Church tomorrow. I don’t think I’ve ever been this nervous about being in front of a group before. I mean, I’ve shared my testimony before, but it’s always been in with small groups in really comfortable settings and really relaxed and Read More
It’s incredible looking back on your life and thinking of all the other roads that you could have taken. You know, things like…what if I took that Chemistry scholarship from the U of MN instead of going to Bethel? What if I didn’t go to that dinner thing where I first met Josh? What if…??? Read More
I started my Bible study in Luke today and am excited to take on one of the gospels again since I’ve been away from them for awhile. Anyway, I was taken aback by how Luke puts the story of Mary and her response… The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the Read More
I have this problem that I never “feel” like doing anything. It’s like, “Hey, Steph, wanna come to the super coolest party ever???” And I’m like, “Ummmm…” (*attempts to think of lame excuse*). But, then I stay home and do nothing of great significance. Even if I get my whole house clean or accomplish some Read More
When I was growing up, I never thought of myself as a sinner. I mean, I mostly kept the Ten Commandments (the “big” ones anyway). And, the ones I was breaking, I was so ignorant to that I didn’t recognize it. My cohort Camille and I had planned on studying sin for one session, but Read More
I was thinking the other day about all of the evidence that supports that Jesus was the Messiah. It totally blows me away and I was thinking…okay it makes sense that some people could see that Jesus was the Messiah but just don’t want to give their lives over, and it also makes sense that Read More
My blogging absence (from commenting on other blogs & from my own) may make it seem as though I’ve been less of a thinker lately. That’s not the case. I’ve probably been thinking more, interspersed with many activities such as work, coffee with a friend, small group, judging an Art contest, hanging out with people…. Read More
Josh and I spent last night playing mini golf with kids from the youth group (and the friends they brought). We had a blast wacking our balls around, making up songs (with dances), sharing, yelling at our balls that don’t go the direction we want them to go, playing in the arcade. I didn’t get Read More