Screen Rules - {be sure your family has some.}
'I mentioned a few weeks ago that my husband and I were drafting some new screen rules for our family. We have tweaked here and there, let it sit, shared it with a few friends. Then, there was a big, fruitful chat with the kids. Here's a look inside our attempt to focus on building meaningful relationships and to spend more time reading things of substance ...'
How I learned to love my job - {do this. go ahead.}
'I want to tell you a story about how I learned to love my job. First I need to tell you why I hated my job: health insurance. Simply put, I wouldn’t need to work my day job if my wife and I could buy health insurance, but because Sonia had cancer a few years back, we can’t get insured. My job is the only feasible source for health insurance, so I’m tied to it for now. And boy, did I resent the heck out of that ...'
What Would Happen if the Church Tithed? - {mmm ...}
'The church of today is not great at at giving. This isn’t exactly news. But it is a statistical fact: Tithers make up only 10-25 percent of a normal congregation. Only 5 percent of the U.S. tithes, with 80 percent of Americans only giving 2 percent of their income. Christians are only giving at 2.5 percent per capita, while during the Great Depression they gave at a 3.3 percent rate. The truth is: Giving is a heart issue, not a money issue. Numbers like that can invoke a lot of guilt, which isn’t really the point. The larger point is ...'
How Stuff Robs Us of Those We Love the Most - {yes, yes, yes.}
'My son had been born a few weeks before, and I was already struggling to focus. All these responsibilities, all these expectations. So much to manage and so little time. Born four and a half weeks early, our little Aiden wasn’t sleeping but a few hours per night before needing to nurse. It was a daily ritual to Google “signs of colic” and wonder if there was anything we could do to make all this a tiny bit easier. Though I had taken a couple weeks off of work, the iPhone kept buzzing uncontrollably, and the sleeplessness was starting to wear on me. The house was a mess. The laundry pile a small mountain. My email inbox completely out of control. I wasn’t sure how much more I could take. That night ...'
What is Love? - {I honor my father-in-law, who lived this kind of love for his wife before he went to meet Jesus last October.}
Thanks for gleaning for us, Linda. I love posts like this--the best of the best. I'm off to do some more reading now....
ReplyDeleteI love that you're gleaning from the Gleanings, Lisa! You make me smile, girl!
ReplyDeleteJust some great "stuff" here Linda! Thank you! ♥
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're here tonight, Nannette!
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GREAT stuff Linda! Your posts are always so informative and useful. xo
ReplyDeleteA note from you, Nancy? A lovely way to start today!
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