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My Random Confessions

• Confessions of a Mom No. 585

  I hate public meltdowns.
  In the two weeks we’ve lived in Knoxville two of my three kids have suffered from chronic morning meltdowns.  It seems no matter the routine, something provokes a complete loss of sanity.  Anything from sock seams to pigtails to cereal… these kids are easily provoked.
  Though I know much of it is stress [...]

• Confessions of a Mom: The Shiny Red Folder

  It was his first day of daycare.  He had a great time.
  Blocks
  Fingerpaints
  Storybooks
  Snacks
  As we left his teacher pointed out his folder.
  A shiny, red folder.
  Shiny
  Red
  Gleaming
  Inside the folder held his work for the day and a note from his teacher.
  He didn’t care what was inside.  He only cared about the folder.  He wanted to take the folder home [...]

• The Firestarter

  There’s a story I’ve heard all my life about how my big brother single-handedly saved me from a fire.
  At 3 years old he woke up from his nap to the smell of something strange. He discovered the KFC bucket sitting on the stove was engulfed in flames. Racing back to my room, he [...]

• Confessions of a Young Mom #583

  I woke up this morning with a sense of sober fear.  As a children’s pastor I spend much of my mental energy thinking of opportunities and creative ways to equip parents for the journey of teaching their kids how to love & serve Jesus.
  But this morning all I could think about is that my oldest [...]

• Confessions of a Church Visitor

  It’s Sunday morning… and I don’t want to go to church.
  I know how that sounds considering my calling and my love for the local church. I can’t explain how it is that I feel this way. But over the past 8 weeks my family has attended other LifeChurch campuses and other churches in our [...]