…with my new iPhone. I might even start singing Coldplay’s “Yellow” to it soon. (I’m in love with Coldplay, too, but that’s another story and one I’ve probably told about as many times as Enrique Iglesias has sung “I can be your hero, baby.” Wow. It’s wacky out here in left field.) But much as I’m digging the sleek …
Our State Fair is a Great State Fair…
In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. ~Isaiah 30:15 The Iowa State Fair is almost over for 2011. No more funnel cakes and blue ribbons and concerts. No more people stuck on rides or butter on a stick. Not joking, they’re really serving butter on a …
Maybe it’s not always about balance.
Pretty sure the first time I saw this video, the tears of laughter streaming down my face did awesome things to my makeup…* The second time I watched it, my laughter was accompanied by mental record-keeping of all the reasons why this video has to be a fake. Which, frankly, doesn’t make it any less funny to me. Evidence: I …
Notebooks & Follow-through: A Loveletter.
So here’s what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart’s been in the right place all along. You’ve got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it. Once the commitment is clear, you do what you …
Answered Prayer…another Ollie post!
I will thank you always that you went into action. And I’ll stay right here, your good name my hope. ~Psalm 52:9 (The Message) Ollie before surgery with Chip and Amy.I think my sister Nicole took this photo… Funny thing about these “Devo Day” posts. Back in June when I committed—gasp—I thought it might be hard to come up with …
Risk (Part 2)
(Talking about risk again. Read Part 1 here. And don’t miss the awesome Francis Chan balance beam video!) I wanted to disagree, but couldn’t. A couple week’s ago, I sat in a chapel on the grounds of a Bible camp tucked into the green hills of far NE Iowa. A pastor read the parable of the talents and talked to …
Risk (Part 1)
The master was furious. “That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least?…Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this ‘play-it-safe’ who won’t go out on a limb.” ~Matthew 25:26-29 …
Be still…and Internet-free.
“Be still and know that I am God.” ~Psalm 46:10 So, possibly this past week I made the best $10 purchase of my life. And no, I’m not talking about the bag of cherries I bought at the grocery store – though that comes in a close, cheaper second. Mmm. Breakfast. Nope, talking about this: I purchased and downloaded a …
Amy.
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. ~1 Peter 5:7 This is a photo of moi and my sister Amy. Amy is…how shall I say it?… Incredible. And one of my favorite people in the world. After all, she’s the only person I’ve ever had a frosting fight with. She’s also the …
The next right thing…
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” ~Isaiah 30:21 Sometimes I love the band Needtobreathe so much that I seriously wonder…Do I love them more than Coldplay? I’m not kidding, I have actually spent time analyzing this question. Haven’t quite made it …