Growing in grace…

"I indeed am at the end, and I cannot do anything more— but He begins right there— He does the things that no one else can ever do. Wherever I know I am unclean is where He will put His feet and stand. ‘I indeed’ was this in the past, ‘but He’ came and something miraculous happened. Get to the end of yourself where you can do nothing, but where He does everything.” ~ Oswald Chambers

There is something absolutely beautiful and freeing about coming to the end of ourselves, knowing and believing that our Savior will put His feet in the exact place we know we are unclean. He doesn't require us to clean ourselves up to come into His presence. He doesn't wait for us to get our act together. On the contrary, He waits for us to acknowledge that we don't have our acts together; He waits for us to come before Him, filthy and broken and humble. He celebrates the moment we come to understand, "Not I, but He." I welcome you as my traveling companion, as we seek to grow together in His grace...

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Shaping Our Bodies

January 7, 2013 By 5 Comments

The phrase “shaping our bodies” likely conjures up images of exercise, diet, discipline, weight lifting, and the like. But very few of us likely think of the tongue and its power to shape our bodies. The more I study the issue of body image, the more I listen to women talk about their bodies, the [...]

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Hating Our Bodies

December 19, 2012 By 1 Comment

Trapped. Disgusted. Hate. Discouraged. Frustrated. Frumpy. These are all words women have used in a recent survey to describe how they feel about their bodies. And, if I am honest, it’s often how I feel about my own as well. I will be forty years old in February, and most of those years I have [...]

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This Moment Is About Not Wavering

December 10, 2012 By 1 Comment

There is so much in life where the victory comes later. This moment is about not wavering. – Matt Williams, Grace Church Greenville SC My heart is swollen with emotion. My eyes threaten release, but yet the tears just won’t flow. I feel an odd mix of worship, sadness, joy, weariness, and hope bubbling beneath [...]

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