I was sitting at our dining room table, pregnant with our younger daughter, slowly going through the motions of the day. The cup of decaf coffee rested on the table, untouched. Before me, I had my Bible open to a page which showed highlighted marks of much rereading of the same passage. Just days before, I had decided to study once again the Gospel of John. The dear apostle’s love story about the Savior has long been one of my favorites. I was feeling a bit lost, in a spiritual desert, Continue Reading
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Twelve Inches Release Party! Pictures
I woke up yesterday morning and had this strange feeling that it was all a dream. Did that ever happen to you? It has happened before, like when I found out I had cancer... or when my brother-in-law died. You wake up and, and during that stage between being fully awake and sleeping, you have the impression that it was only a nightmare. Then the hard realization that it wasn't hits you.... you are indeed living the nightmare. This morning I had the same feeling when I first woke up - Continue Reading
Debemos Virar Para Realmente Cambiar
“¿Sabe cuando está navegando en un velero y pierde impulso? ¿Qué hace? Vira y cambia de rumbo. Debe tratar una táctica diferente con su hijo.” Le dí pausa al episodio de mi show favorito de Televisión y tomé un cuaderno de notas. El poderoso visual era demasiado bueno para ignorarlo. Es cierto, y yo me identifico con este punto. Yo acostumbraba a navegar en velero en una bahía en la costa sur de Brasil, y lo que el personaje describe aquí arriba es exactamente lo que con frecuencia pasaba Continue Reading
Expecting Change without Changing {Insanity} (Atlanta Journal Constitution Column)
“You know when you are sailing and you lose the wind? What do you do? You try a different tack. You need to try a different tack with your son.” I hit the pause button on the episode of my favorite TV show and picked up a notepad. The powerful visual was too good to dismiss. It is true and I could certainly relate. I used to go sailing in a bay in the shores of South Brazil, and what the character described is exactly what often happened when I reached the open ocean with my small Laser boat. Continue Reading
God’s Joy Can Shine Amidst Crisis (Atlanta Journal Constitution Column)
Mary was a poor lady who worked as a maid for a wealthy family. She was a joyful Christian who regulary performed her hard labor while singing songs of praise. She always had a word of encouragement and a smile on her face, regardless of her circumstances. Her boss was a sullen woman who was bothered by Mary’s apparent lack of concern for her future. One day, when Mary carried a happy tune while scrubbing the mansion’s floor, her boss couldn’t take it any longer. She blurted out all of her Continue Reading
El Gozo de Dios Puede Brillar en Medio de la Crisis (Columna Atlanta Journal Constitutional)
María era una mujer pobre que trabajaba como sirvienta para una familia muy rica. Ella era una cristiana llena de gozo quien trabajaba duro regularmente mientras entonaba cantos de alabanza. Ella siempre tenía una palabra de ánimo y una sonrisa en su rostro, a pesar de sus circunstancias. Su jefa era una mujer malhumorada a quien le fastidiaba la supuesta falta de preocupación que María tenía acerca de su futuro. Un día cuando María estaba restregando el piso de la mansión, su jefa no se Continue Reading
