One of the most terrifying days in my life as a mother was the afternoon I was separated from one of the my children. It happened on our family vacation to visit my in-laws. We happened to be in Savannah on Memorial Day weekend and had gone down to the river front to visit our annual hangouts: Toy Smart and the Savannah Candy Kitchen. The crowds were enormous so I reminded the kids again that … [Read more...] about The Bad of Good Friday (and how it saved us)
The Paralyzing Pursuit of Perfection
I am realizing a subtle trap that Satan has laid down for you and for me. We live in an airbrushed, perfection-demanding, fake culture that has us believing that we are not someone until we are somebody. Somebody who continually has to bring her A game to anything in which she is involved. The longer I am in ministry, the more I realize I have given in to the lie that I need to pass up on what … [Read more...] about The Paralyzing Pursuit of Perfection
Why Favoritism Robs Us
My son asked me to pick up a library book for him last week for his social studies class assignment. I am an absolute history LOVER. If I could plan my dream vacation, I would make the theme around some locations in which the history of our country happened on a grand scale. I guess my love of history can be summed up as a study of human reactions to circumstances. I love trying to understand why … [Read more...] about Why Favoritism Robs Us
Discouragement’s Antidote
katy.pumphrey.art Do you have someone in your life that continually points out attributes about you that make you feel depressed? I can't stand to be around people like that and yet, on an almost daily basis, I allow myself to be exposed to lies whose source is difficult to turn off and tell to leave. My soul. Nothing is more killing to a soul than the want of … [Read more...] about Discouragement’s Antidote
A Great Teacher
I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. Psalm 119:102 I was hopelessly failing and there seemed to be nothing I could do about that fact. The first time I took Algebra 1, I was a freshman in high school during our year of furlough in the United States. It was a horrible year regarding my aptitude in math, consisting of depressing progress reports and me … [Read more...] about A Great Teacher
God’s Amazing Gifts: Being Misunderstood
The apostle Paul shared an experence that grieved him deeply in a personal letter to the church at Corinth. Although we do not have any idea what his thorn was, we do know that God refused to grant Paul's request that the Lord remove it from him.Being a curious person by nature, I would love to know the exact details of what Paul struggled with. But I am also grateful that the Lord has recorded … [Read more...] about God’s Amazing Gifts: Being Misunderstood