Our church has a Meal’s for Mom’s ministry where we take food to families that just had a baby. Its a super help, and I appreciated it when Henry was born. It helped keep us sane with an insane baby! The ladies who run it do a terrific job getting volunteers and continuing the service… Read More Favoritism in the church?
It is a rare bird who likes to write things out. I don’t. This blog is a daily discipline for me…or spanking if I put it off. (Lots of those!) But, in an age where culture highlights emotion and restrains reasoning, putting your thoughts into something you can read and evaluate is invaluable. In my… Read More Pen and Paper
I taught middle schoolers for a while. And while I loved the experience, there were days that I spent hours complaining after class about their juvenile behavior. I must have let them really get me down, because one day I had a friend look me in the eye and say, “Don’t let them steal your… Read More Don’t Steal my Joy!
One of the most discouraging things in life, to me, is when fellow workers either don’t follow through on their commitments, or complain about how hard it is to do things I work very hard at being cheerfully faithful at. I begin to think, “Am I a big geek because I keep at this thing… Read More Quick to Quit
I heard this illustration from Don Marlyne (Berean Baptist Church Griffin, GA). I re-told it in my own words for an article in The Spectacle. It is Monday morning. Time to get ready for work. I do my usual routine; shower, hair, tooth-brushing, get dressed, put on perfume, grab a cup of coffee, check on… Read More Smelly Grace
Kay Bonikowsky 