Some people eat to live. Some people live to eat. I’m a card-carrying member of the latter crowd. Yes, as I sit here with the seven extra pounds I packed on over the holidays I recently ate my way through, I have no doubt about which of these people I am. My pastor recently saidContinue reading “Seven Deadly Sins for Writers: #6 – Gluttony”
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Ponderful Pathways: Journey
Seven Deadly Sins for Writers #5 – Pride
God opposes it. It comes before a fall. No, not that. Nope, not that either. This. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. This is the deadly sin that set us in opposition to God, reigns in our hearts, fills us with sin, and takes us over the cliff. Pride can interfereContinue reading “Seven Deadly Sins for Writers #5 – Pride”
Holly or Holy?
I originally posted this Christmas 2011, but thought I needed a reminder, so I am sharing it again. Thanks for visiting me at NennPen. Have a blessed and merry Christmas! -Kerry This season, will I… be surrounded by presents or be surrounded by His presence? have childlike wonder at the magic of Christmas orContinue reading “Holly or Holy?”
Quenched
I must have been munching on some chips earlier that day, or perhaps one of my all-time favs, the french fry. Whatever the reason, I was suddenly overcome by thirst. One second I was contentedly walking through my house, the next I was quickly headed for the sink to satiate this powerful need that hadContinue reading “Quenched”
Mountaintop Experience
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1 I consider myself a wordsmith, but I am struggling to find the combination of letters to accurately describe my recent mountaintop moment. The absolute awe I felt last month as my eyes took in the majesty of God’s creationContinue reading “Mountaintop Experience”
Punxsutawney Prozac, Please
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. The cause of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again. This winter has put me in the shoes of Phil Connors. Bill Murray’s performance in this role makes Groundhog Day a classic in myContinue reading “Punxsutawney Prozac, Please”
Text From Heaven
The low-tech status of my less-than-smart flip phone did not stop God from texting me this week. Typed by the faithful fingers of a friend, it was sent directly from God’s hand. That is the only way to explain its impact. It was a direct and precise answer to prayer, with absolute perfect timing, andContinue reading “Text From Heaven”
22 Days
Slip into the mind of a sixth grader and travel back with me to 1989. The world watched as the Berlin wall fell, while my health crumbled more privately, life-threat unseen… All I knew was I was in pain. A lot of it. It was a huge pain in my small chest. At age 11,Continue reading “22 Days”
One Tag. One Gift. A Lifetime of Impact
You’re a seven-year-old boy who will not be getting the soccer ball he wants this Christmas. You are a six-year-old girl who won’t be receiving the coat you need this winter. You will not be opening presents with your parents on Christmas morning. Why? You are one of the 1.7 million children whose parent isContinue reading “One Tag. One Gift. A Lifetime of Impact”