My favorite training gadget is my Garmin Forerunner 305 Personal Training Assistant with a heart rate monitor. It can do just about anything, like tell me how fast I’m going, what my cycling cadence is, guide me through a complicated workout, and calcuate how many calories I’ve burned, all while telling me exactly where I am on the planet. (more…)
My Grandma Jane is dying. In a sense, she’s been dying for years, suffering from a number of serious conditions including a degenerative nerve disease that’s been slowly killing every nerve cell in her body and brain. After suffering a massive stroke late last fall, her condition went from deteriorating to worse and we didn’t expect her to make it another week. But, “Calamity Jane” (as she likes to be called) rallied and has been in hospice care for more than six months now. Two days ago, the family got word that her body is finally giving up and she is “transitioning” into the next life. Now, I’m waiting for the call from my mom saying that Grandma Jane’s struggles on this earth are over. (more…)
My brain is in turbo mode right now. Big changes in my ministry and my personal life are on the horizon…but not here yet. It’s hard to wait when I think I can see what’s coming and I believe that it’s God’s best. My mind is buzzing with ideas. Exciting stuff. Patience is not coming easily.
See…the women’s director at FEFC resigned about a month ago. It was a shock to me and to pretty much everyone I know. The reasons she left aren’t important, but the vacancy is leaving a huge hole in ministry and leadership for many, including me. More surprising, perhaps, is that immediately after we heard that she was leaving, both my husband and I felt that God was calling me to fill the gap and take on the job. What?!?! Me?!?! Are you sure, Lord? I have children at home that need care, and going to church each day would be a long commute, but…I feel You in my heart telling me that this is my next step. Wow…
If God is calling, I have to answer. No matter how exciting, or how hard, or how complicated it will be. Every night, He’s dumping ideas into my head. Every day, I have more excitement and a stronger desire to get it started, put some rubber to the road, take the reins and get moving. Wow…. (more…)
