Practice

Practice... My first thought when I see the word practice is a sign I had up in my classroom when I taught junior high English. It said, "perfect practice makes perfect." If you are practicing spelling a word incorrectly over and over, then that will be what you know. Perfect feels like such a taskmaster … Continue reading Practice →

Test

Test..."But test and prove all things [until you can recognize] what is good; [to that] hold fast." (I Thessalonians 5:22 (AMPC) The Oxford Dictionary defines test as a verb, "taking measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice." In Kingdom living it involves testing … Continue reading Test →

Better

Better... How many times do we want things to be better, or we want to be better, or do better, but that is not really our greatest need. Sometimes we pray and want God to make things better, to fix what we deem is wrong, but as we look at Jesus as He walked on … Continue reading Better →

Sunday Quote

Accept

Accept... I have a beautiful friend who accepted a gift from God that most of us would not see as a gift. To be honest I fought accepting it and thrashed about on her behalf. Instead of resignation to a life threatening illness, or anger, or helplessness, or passiveness my friend's acceptance of cancer in … Continue reading Accept →

Wait

Wait... wait, wait, wait... sigh... wait your turn, wait for me, wait until later, take a seat and wait, wait until the light changes, wait, wait, wait. To be perfectly honest, I am not good at waiting. I totally get little kids and their impatience when they are told to wait for something. It always … Continue reading Wait →

Different

Different... I had the privilege of attending a Twenty-One Pilots concert with my son. I have enjoyed their music throughout the last few years, but the concert was another level of experiencing their music. The fans stood out to me. They were so familiar. They reminded me of those kids I see at school when … Continue reading Different →