Sometimes I don’t think about praying for “little” things because I feel like they should be my responsibility or because I think “I can’t bother Him with that.” Wow. How foolish to insert my judgment over His. God should get to decide which prayers are important & which ones aren’t. He already knows what’s onContinue reading “What’s Big Enough to Pray For?”
Author Archives: Shandi White
Who Are Your People?
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” Luke 16:10 NIV My best friendships have been discovered through the truth in these words. If you want to feel God’s love in action, look for the people inContinue reading “Who Are Your People?”
Do You Love Well?
Popular misunderstanding about love languages: The way you feel love is by default the way you love the best. Example: You feel loved the best by someone offering acts of service, so you are exceptionally good at serving others. Cooking dinner, washing the car, doing the laundry, etc. BUT…if the person you love’s love languageContinue reading “Do You Love Well?”
You Forgive Your Dog for Worse
If you’ve ever come home to find your dog has totally destroyed the crate and smeared a hot steamy dump all over the walls around it, you will relate to this. Meet Charlie. He’s a rescue and I’ve had him for 11 days. He’s adorable and cuddly and loving. He wants so badly to pleaseContinue reading “You Forgive Your Dog for Worse”
Parenting Evolves into Mentoring
The instinct to vehemently protect and defend your children doesn’t fade when they become adults, but it does evolve. As much as I would like to, I am not powerful enough to shield my kids from every evil this world has to offer. I can’t keep people from being spiteful wenches any more than IContinue reading “Parenting Evolves into Mentoring”
Weed the Garden
People won’t stop throwing nonsense at us and doing stupid stuff. When we act all emotional in return, we forget how to get things done because we’re focusing on the wrong thing. I can’t tell you how much energy I’ve wasted in the weeds only to find out weeds are ugly, have no value, andContinue reading “Weed the Garden”
What’s Your Morning Routine?
“Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness.” Hellen Keller What’s the first thing you did this morning? Check Facebook, check your bank account, your email, read the paper, turnContinue reading “What’s Your Morning Routine?”
Is Your Tart Showing?
What are you doing today? Is it productive? Is it kind? Will it bring a smile to someone’s face? God created us all to do good things, but he left it up to us to take action. He’s not going to force niceties and diabetes sweet deeds out of us, he’s just given us theContinue reading “Is Your Tart Showing?”
We Don’t Have to Cry Alone
“I’ve heard that no matter what you’re going through, someone has it worse. I don’t like that statement. I’ve never liked it. It’s emotionally dismissive, and it teaches us our personal struggles are insignificant. So we hide, and we refuse to cry out, and we try not to burden others with our pain. Someone mightContinue reading “We Don’t Have to Cry Alone”
If You Can’t Make it Better…
“Lord, if I can’t make it better, please help me to not make it worse.” is my favorite little prayer my grandmother, Betty White “BJ”, taught me and I quote it often because it’s so often relevant. She was a lot of things, but most importantly she was a helper. “What can I do toContinue reading “If You Can’t Make it Better…”
Deeper Than a Puddle 