Is there faith in answered prayers? Is your belief tested when there is abundance? Do you claim with the same certainty that God will provide when you are happy and content, as when you have nothing to hold on to? Most likely you will answer ‘no’. It seems unusual for your faith to be [...]
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Bought with a price, paid for in full
January 6th, 2012 
Iris It’s easy to be reminded how flawed I am. Easy to forget the testimony that I bear for the world to see —and sometimes judge. It’s much easier to curl up in a corner and let the world pass by. After all, less words spoken, less mistakes right? It’s an injustice. I was made to [...]
Hey birthday girl
December 1st, 2011 Iris Hey birthday girl You’re 5 now. Last week you were a little 4 You’re still little, but you’ve grown a bit more I could pretend like you wouldn’t turn 6 Or 7, or 8, or 18 next I could keep you safe, away from the evils of this world But I’m not God, so [...]
Posted in 2 Parenting, Photoblogging, Short Stories & Mood Swings 
Tags: birthday, God, mia, poem 
No Comments »read with caution: The Shack (W. Paul Young)
November 29th, 2011 Iris Another geeky post ahead, but if you are as curious as I am, go ahead. I bought this book at a National Bookstore sale and because it says it’s a national best seller I’m immediately a sucker. For good measure though, I think this is an interesting fictional read. More emphasis on the fictional please. [...]
Posted in And God, Books Tags: Bible, Books, God, The Shack, theology, Trinity, WM Paul Young No Comments »So I’m not cool anymore but at least light shines for me
October 16th, 2011 Iris Morning feeding frenzies, milk spills, weekly baon trips to the grocery, and impromptu Disney live shows. That’s my life now. Of course, it’s an underestimation, what did you think? And I’m not even in charge of an entire household yet. (So hats off to my mom.) 5 years ago I wouldn’t have thought about clean [...]
Posted in 2 Parenting, And God, Photoblogging, What's it like to be me Tags: Disney, God No Comments »
