I just celebrated the third anniversary of this blog! Woo hoo! Let’s eat cake! In honor of this “birthday” of sorts, here is a post from way, way back in the beginning (April 2014). As it happens, I needed to hear this today. Maybe you do too? Do You See Yourself Clearly? By Beth Demme Do you ever look in the …
Jesus Is The Worst Mystery Ever
Jesus Is The Worst Mystery Ever By Beth Demme Sometimes words come out of my mouth, and I’m astounded at how awful they sound. It’s even more shocking when I then repeat those words. “Jesus is like, um, the worst mystery ever,” I said to a room full of Christians. “Yep, Jesus is no good at being a mystery,” I then …
God Can Work With Anything, Even Nothing
By Beth Demme Guess what? You have a gift. Truly. You have a gift. Actually, you ARE a gift. You have been uniquely created by God to be … YOU. You are the VERY BEST you God has ever created. In fact, God is so pleased with how great you’ve turned out, that God will never again make another you. …
What To Do When A Stranger Calls You A Bad Mom
By Beth Demme I think we all have a soundtrack, or maybe a movie reel, that plays in the background of our thoughts. Sometimes mine goes negative and gets loud. I should be in control of my own soundtrack, but when a stranger went out of her way to call me a bad mom, I realized how easily my soundtrack could …
Stop Believing The Lies
By Beth Demme For the last couple of years, I’ve worked with middle-school girls in the youth group at our church. The girls are at the beginning of the journey to figure out who they are and who they want to be. I love watching this journey, despite the jerky starts and stops. Last year one of the girls asked …
Not Just Another Nobody
Have you ever met someone who was completely defined by their appearance? About five or six years ago I met a former Miss Universe. She was incredibly beautiful, but also articulate, kind, charming, and easy to be around. There’s a “but” in that sentence because she wasn’t what I expected. I expected just another pretty face, but she turned out …
The One Key to Unlocking Happiness in Marriage
I was nineteen years old when he proposed and this week we celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary. We’ve been married long enough that if you were born around the time of our wedding, you’re now in college. In other words, we’ve been married a lifetime. And yet, it feels like we are still at the beginning.