Love & Zeal

Training Our Boys to Be Men

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:04:28 -0800

Training Our Boys to Be Men

"When you realize that what you have, you will lose — you win real eyes. You win grateful joy."

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:22:10 -0800

““When you realize that what you have, you will lose — you win real eyes. You win grateful joy.””

- Ann Voskamp

I wont always be the only girl he sings his songs to...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:17:08 -0800

I wont always be the only girl he sings his songs to...

"Let us this Advent season throw off everything that encumbers. Let us, like Mary, respond to this..."

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:02:52 -0800

““Let us this Advent season throw off everything that encumbers. Let us, like Mary, respond to this strange news that God is sending the Messiah, with awe and humility. We are not worthy to receive Him, but through the mysterious workings of God, a plan that all the theology textbooks could never explain, we have been chosen to host the King of Kings.””

- Cameron Conant of ThreadsMedia.com

Motherhood = Spiritual? Great article!

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:32:41 -0800

Motherhood = Spiritual? Great article!

"One good example is worth more than a thousand good books, curriculum’s or sermons."

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:29:07 -0700

““One good example is worth more than a thousand good books, curriculum’s or sermons.””

- Kat from Inspired to Action. via Passionate Homemaking

I Am Beautiful, Rich & Famous

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:48:00 -0700

I Am Beautiful, Rich & Famous:

“I am a Mother. I am paid in cuddles and kisses by a child who will settle for no one else. I already am beautiful, rich, and famous.”

"The only reason for freedom to exist, is for love to exist"

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:34:52 -0700

““The only reason for freedom to exist, is for love to exist””

- Erwin McManus

One Year

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:11:00 -0700

As an unexpected celebration of his first birthday, B got to play in the giant fountain downtown. There are few things that he has enjoyed more than splashing around in that gushing water.

Happy Birthday to my playful, adventurous, spirited, joyful, rambunctious, energetic, passionate, perfect little boy.

"Patience is a surrendering to suffering — a willingness to wait — a carrying of the Cross."

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:49:21 -0700

““Patience is a surrendering to suffering — a willingness to wait — a carrying of the Cross.””

- Ann Voskamp

The Time Warp of Motherhood

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:37:26 -0700

The Time Warp of Motherhood:

Short and sweet. Made me cry.

Summer

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:08:22 -0700

Awwww summer….you have finally arrived. And you’ve brought your barbeques and swim parties and sunburns and Thursday night markets and walks to the creek and fruit salads and cold showers and 100 degree highs and 80 degree lows with you.

Although the heat can be uncomfortable at times, summers in Chico are certainly one-of-a-kind.

Mmmmm....blueberries

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:29:00 -0700

"There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to..."

Mon, 23 May 2011 08:00:06 -0700

““There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.””

- G.K. Chesterton

"I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift,..."

Sun, 22 May 2011 15:51:49 -0700

““I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift, who will use it up and wring it out and drag it around like a favorite sweater.””

- Shauna Niequist from Cold Tangerines

Video

Sat, 07 May 2011 09:27:07 -0700

Word of the Day

Fri, 06 May 2011 21:06:51 -0700

And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” - Mark 1:40-41 (emphasis mine)

The man with leprosy had no doubt in Jesus’ ability to heal him, but his willingness.

I can just see Jesus’ face after the man says, “If you are willing…” Jesus gently shakes his head in disbelief, reaches out to grab the man’s shoulders, looks him square in the eyes as tears fill his own and says, “I am willing. Of course I am willing! You are my child! You are my creation! I love you more than you will ever understand! I have come to this earth and taken this body only to die for you! Of course I am willing. Be cleansed!” So beautiful!

I pray for a new helping of faith today. Not only to believe in God’s abilities, but in his willingness. I may feel unworthy of His love and blessings and grace and healing, but through Christ I am made worthy - and God is willing.

Unemployed

Mon, 02 May 2011 15:59:16 -0700

"We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them."

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:33:31 -0700

““We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.””

- William Arthur Ward

"True beauty radiates from a woman who gracefully walks the path designed uniquely for her. To walk..."

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:01:05 -0700

“True beauty radiates from a woman who gracefully walks the path designed uniquely for her. To walk the path of God’s will is to show others the beauty of Christ.”

- Ginger Plowman in Heaven at Home