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Vow Renewal
The day that this particular post is released was going to be my wedding day. If you read “I Said Yes to the Dress,” you know about my broken engagement, my embarrassment, and ultimately my surrender to God’s will for my life. As this day approached, my bestie asked how I was feeling. It was the beginning of October. Life was clicking along. I responded that I felt fine. And unlike other times in the past, I really felt fine. Actually, I feel more than fine. I feel grateful. I feel peace. I feel that I’m finally starting to realize the purpose that God has for me. Focusing on wedding…
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Home of the Brave
I really can’t tell you how many times I’ve quit this blog. My life is full. I have lots of commitments and people pulling me in different directions. Add the fact that I’m not comfortable with sharing my life, and you have a recipe for walking away. I have been forced to evaluate my busyness. I had some real life inspiration courtesy of the Braves. Have you heard of the Braves? They are a rag tag team of t-ballers from Conway. I watched the Braves battle it out on the t-ball field every Tuesday. Really, they’re just learning the game. There are no winners or losers. Everyone gets to bat…
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I Went Out Full
“I went out full, and the Lord has brought me back home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?” Ruth 1:21 My pastor has been preaching out of his soul. Do you hear me??? Every Sunday, the Lord is shining down on him and breathing fire out of his mouth. He has been speaking directly to me. Did Jesus sit with him and tell him my story? Maybe this will speak directly to you as well. He preached from the book of Ruth. I’ll give you a brief description to get you caught up to the…
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Qualified
What makes someone qualified? Is it having letters behind your name? A degree? Technical training? In the body of Christ, we’re told that God doesn’t necessarily call the qualified. He qualifies the called. I’m a perfect example of qualifying the called. The biggest struggle that I have with writing this blog is that I think my voice is not sufficient. I’m not a theologian. I just go to church. I’m just trying to live like God wants me to live. And I want other Christians to know that they’re not alone. Hearing other Christians’ stories, or their testimonies (in church language), lets me know that I can make it. I’m…
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Bible Study Girls
Bible Study Girl was not the original name that I had in mind for this blog. The original name was trendy and did not proclaim as loudly what this blog was about. I checked to see if the domain name was available for my original name, and it was! Score!!!! I’m not super tech savvy, but I took it as a sign from on high that the name was a winner. AFTER I purchased the domain name, I had a brilliant idea. I decided to Google the name to see if anyone else was using it. Guess what ya’ll? They were. They had a Facebook page, Instagram page, and a…
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Experiencing God
How do you personally know when God is speaking to you? Christians are known for saying, “Then God said to me…” or “The Lord told me…,” but what does that mean in real life? Do you hear an audible voice? Does it sound like rushing waters? Do you hear tingling bells? I have struggled with knowing God’s voice. Or at least that’s what I tell myself. I haven’t ever heard clanging bells or the cry of a dove, but I do know when He’s speaking to me. Participating in the Bible study Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby gave me good, practical application of discerning God’s voice from my own. I…
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Fitzgerald “Fitz Scandal” Fulcher
I’m not a cat person. Which I know seems odd, because I have a cat. I tend to be dramatic and deal with life in absolutes. I make statements and take stances that don’t have to be so extreme. After having my dog put down on Christmas Day 2017 due to illness, I proclaimed that I was done being a pet owner. Then along came Greg. I was looking at pictures of animals available for adoption in the central Arkansas area. I had decided to get a cat for several reasons. They take themselves to the bathroom. Aforementioned rat infestation in “Under Construction.” No rats in the house, but I…
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In the Whole World
Even though she is the quintessential definition of a Sour Patch kid, Sweet Baby just melts my butter. She is curious. She is dramatic. She is funny. She is inquisitive. And she never forgets. I didn’t realize how much she was listening to me. I was hugging her one day, and I told her she was the sweetest girl. Her reply was “In the whole world? You forgot that part.” I usually tell her that she is the sweetest girl in the whole world, but for some reason I left the last part out that day. But because she listens to me, she didn’t forget. I have been reflecting on…
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The Ties that Bind
Agreeing to disagree is difficult but sometimes necessary. I hadn’t ever really pegged myself as a person who was even capable of agreeing to disagree. Because if you don’t agree with me, you’re wrong. Or at least, I told myself that. My brother and I had an epic battle. A battle so huge that I packed up and moved into my unrenovated, moldy home. A small part of me was hoping that I would get really sick so I could stick it to all parties involved and say “Look what you did!” I’m just being honest. Our fight had far reaching effects. I drew a line in the sand, and…
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One Bite at a Time
“Can you eat an elephant?” A professor in graduate school posed this question to our class. My immediate thought was “nope.” So I was surprised when she said that we could, in fact, eat an elephant. One bite at a time. Honestly, it’s the one statement from graduate school that I reflect on most often. I’ve told you that I shy away from the big challenges. I step back when I think things may be too tough. I don’t want to fail, and I don’t want to fall. But you all know life has a way of making you stumble. So why am I so afraid of falling? I do…
