Category: Practice Joy Blog (2010-2013)

Was over at (in)courage just now and read a post called When a Comment Breaks Your Heart.  I shared my two cents (or maybe 5 cents, boy I can’t keep things to a minimum can I?) and thought I...

Taking a much needed break from my construction work to move back to a post I wanted to do about1) apologizing to mena) looking at stereotyping (another post, some other time when I am up to it) Apology to...

…life was supposed to turn out. Have you ever thought this?  Or said this? This one little line keeps running thru my mind lately as I survey the “mess” of my life right now.  I warned you about the...

…I Am Under Construction Today was one  of those days that I felt like I desperately wanted to crawl back into the security of my ol’ comfortable shell.  But thank God He has put certain people in my life...

Rough title…but these are some great quotes I have picked up over the last 6 months or so that have helped to transform my journey to freedom…“We’ve got to stop comparing our insides to other people’s outsides.” ~ Nancy Ortberg...

The Upheaval Matthew Paul Turner’s story about the young Andrew and the spiritual abuse he received from the members/elders at Mars Hills church has seemed to open up a can of worms…it seems to have hit quite a nerve...

Just found this blogger and his articles that speaks to my passion…and had to share. Mark Driscoll & Church Discipline Here are my thoughts that I responded with:  So many thoughts that I know I won’t be able to...

So maybe that Love addiction – the romantic addict in me – well maybe it has completely died.  Do I dare admit this?  Well…it’s true. In researching this post, I have found comfort in the fact that just because...

Wanted to share this most excellent post today with y’all from a fellow blogger.  Here is the link if you wish to read the entire post…and then my 2 cents if you care to read them below:   How...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart Lean not on your own understanding In all your ways Acknowledge Him AND He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 Sometimes all we can hear is the call… The Call ...