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For the past week, Psalm 51 has continued to be on my heart. King David had messed up, badly, but he understood that God was full of mercy, compassion, and unfailing love. Instead of hiding or trying to cover up his sin, David implored God to sanctify his heart, to examine its intent and cleanse it from all impurity; and then he asked God to “restore” to him “the joy” of His salvation. Do you remember when you met Jesus, the first time you really understood His love and forg

Last week, I wrote about my sewing struggles. After taking a few days break, I completed my cross body bags and was super pleased with the results. Tragically, while ironing one of the bags, a tiny bit of the blue dye from the lining fabric bled onto the lighter color of the outer floral print fabric! Gaaaaah! (Guess who’s been cured of her pre-washing fabric laziness?) To have battled through all of the measurement and sewing setbacks, only to be stymied at the very end felt

When I was a young teenager, my family attended a church that believed that we, as Christians, are called to live lives of perfection. Armed with (and, I mean, sort of rightfully so) Matthew 5:48 , we were admonished, week-in and week-out, to “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Overachieving, Type A personality, 14-year-old me did not, in any way, feel daunted by this idea. In fact, it seemed completely reasonable and worthy of endeavor; basically, a