My daughter needed me. It was the middle of the first quarter of the Super Bowl; our home was full of family, friends and people that I didn’t know yet, but wanted to get to know… but my daughter needed me. She came downstairs from her nap an emotional mess. She was fighting over toys and crying over the word “no.” She didn’t even respond to discipline. We made eye contact across the room, and I thought, “what am I doing?”
In the midst of all these people, she needed her mom. I scooped her into my arms and decided to take her for a bike ride. I left my home. I left all the guests. I didn’t finish putting out the food. I just needed her to know that she is more important than all these things.
As I’m writing this, I’m sitting in a coffee shop with tears in my eyes. Continue Reading →
Last time you went through a bad cold or a stomach bug, did you forget you were sick in the midst of blowing your nose or vomiting? Probably not. Most of us can’t imagine forgetting we are sick when we are battling an illness.
Last time I wrote about the primary reason RMGs are so important: discipleship. And yet, as I mentioned then, there are so many other great things that go along with RMGs, among them being the fellowship, worship, teaching, and prayer.
