I'm going to be honest, here. Honest, and probably a little bit vulnerable. I love my job -- the families in my church, the staff, the students and kids, and their families. But, I've felt stuck, unmotivated, and just a tad overwhelmed. I've felt as though I couldn't give 100% to anyone, and that everyone was … Continue reading A hand squeeze
Author: Emilee
Our church staff went to a leadership conference today. It was fantastic, and full of great speakers and leaders. I had every intention of coming home and blogging my little heart out about a few takeaways from today, but as I opened my laptop I realized that I was not going to blog about the … Continue reading
The Extravagance of Jesus
One of my favorite parables is the prodigal son. I love its depiction of the Father's love for his wayward child. Prodigal (adjective): Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant. If you're unfamiliar with the story, here's the Reader's Digest version (or you could look it up in Luke 15:11-32). But, there was … Continue reading The Extravagance of Jesus
Starting afresh
Clean slate. . .er, page. I'm starting over. I'm humbled to think that anyone would ever care about the words I write, but even if no one cares, I'll write anyway.
The Messy Faithful 