This morning I woke up early and had some quiet time to read and pray before the boys get up, the house gets noisy and life starts around me. I was just sitting here on my sofa praying a simple prayer – Lord speak to my heart through Your Spirit in me leading me to […]
Archives for July 2008
There’s no way!
Lysa invited me to start running with her a couple years ago. I tried it…once…when we were away on a writing/staff retreat. I nearly died! That girl can run for miles and miles and miles. Now you need to know – we were in the mountains where there is not enough oxygen to breath when […]
The Power of Praise
Don’t you just love how David and the other Psalmists prayed? They were honest about their feelings, with themselves and with God. They told God what they were struggling with, even when it wasn’t pretty! They knew how to pour out their hearts to Him (Ps 62:8). But one thing I’ve noticed is that often […]
Praying God’s Word
WOW! When I posted my Power of a Praying Friend blog in the wee hours of Friday morning, I had no idea that so many of you would join me. I hoped that 25-50 would commit to pray, but boy did God have bigger plans. As I write this post, there have been 335 comments […]
The Power of a Praying Friend
I hate open heights! I can’t stand balconies, glass elevators freak me out, and when I am driving across a bridge, you’ll find me hugging the dividing rail along the inside lane. Some friends tried to help me conquer these fears by inviting our family to join them one Sunday afternoon at Inner Peaks Climbing […]