“The floors need to be clean and I’m carrying a watermelon in my stomach and just can’t do it all!” I said to my husband in a panic. “And the changing pad needs to be secured to the table. And the artwork needs to be put up! And that mural is never going to be ready in time! And we only have 5 weeks, ya know??!”
After an exaggerated rant about everything that has been left undone, I admitted to Patrick that my hormones might be partly responsible for all my nagging. As always, he...
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For some reason, as I fell asleep last night I started to think about this blog. Was I done writing? Should I just take it offline or is there any point of keeping it up if I rarely use it? I decided that it might be time to say a little prayer regarding the state of 52 Prayers since I didn’t know which direction to take it.
And so, I closed my eyes and thanked God for the opportunity I had last year to write. I thanked Him for having become a Christian. I thanked Him for how much I...
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Why don’t you hate me?
There are a lot of verses in the Bible that lead me to believe that in order to really be living an authentic Christian life, I should be despised by the rest of the world. Since that doesn’t seem to be the case, I have to ask myself: Am I not hated enough?
This seemingly odd question came to my mind this morning after reading Matthew 10:22: All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And then cross-referencing the verse...
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