It’s the end of October! The blessed time for pastor’s appreciation.

Just want to throw out the best and most beneficial thing you can do for your pastor to show your appreciation:

Pray for them……and their families.

We have been dealing with some difficult spiritual warfare that seems to be taking significant chunks of our time and resources. I think the enemy enjoys the opportunity to tear down leadership. Sorry, not today.

So, if you would like to show your appreciation for all that those in ministry do, please take the time to hold them up in prayer—all the time. We appreciate it!

One of my favorite aspects of motherhood is learning from my sons. Observing them in action reveals so much about who we are as humans before we mask ourselves behind our failures and pressures.

Watch my boy dance and you will see FREEDOM! We were jamming out to a TobyMac album. That boy was singing incomprehensible words totally convinced he had them spot on. His moves flowed seamlessly from Micheal Jackson to epileptic monkey and back again. It was as if no one was watching. But in reality, he was doing it all for his audience: “Look, Mom. Watch this!”

What if….

We lived in that type of freedom. If we caught what John 8:36 teaches: “If the Son sets you free…. you are free indeed.” In Christ, we are not bound by our past, our mistakes, our sin, or our insecurity. We are free to dance. To live in the security of grace. To live in a manner that says

“Hey, Dad, Watch this! “