Recently, I’ve been spending a good deal of time contemplating authority and submission to authority. Partly because my pastor has been doing a teaching that’s touched on it a number of times (last week’s message was awesome – it’s available online if you’re interested). But as I was reading Genesis 16, something caught my eye about submission. This is the story of Sarai (later Sarah) sending her servant (Hagar) into her husband (Abram/Abraham) to bear him a child on her behalf. Hagar gets a little uppity after she becomes pregnant and Sarai complains to Abram. » more »

In honor of our tenth wedding anniversary, I thought I’d pause and share 10 things I love about my husband. These are just a few of the many thing I love about him, they are some of the many reasons I’m looking forward to the next 10 years » more »

Back in college in early 1990′s I began to collect movies.  I had amassed about 2000 (literally)  – many of them VERY ungodly in their content – when the problem was brought to my attention I gave the bulk of them away.

Fast forward a couple years and I began collecting again… this time since I was walking with the Lord I was a bit more careful about what I purchased – the bar had been raised so to speak, but I was not always as careful about what I rented.  One night when Allen’s children where over for the weekend and the youngest (Ashley) was about 11, I wouldn’t let her in the basement because the movie we were watching (Meet the Fockers – PG13) because it was filled with innuendos and other vulgarities.  Suddenly I felt the conviction of God, “Why is it ok for you but not ok for her?” » more »

This week I watched again the Abraham bible story DVD, and so then I had gone back and reread it during my morning devotionals.  So this morning as I came to Genesis 15:4 I had a thought… » more »

I miss my husband.

Any person I saw today… any paper that rested in front of me for more than a moment quickly became aware of this fact.  I miss my husband.

Some poor person actually made the comment that I was probably “excited” about getting a “break”… the look said it all, but was followed by a “No.  I am not like that.  I miss my husband. ” » more »