1. In Monday’s Proverbs 31 Devotion -- “When You’re Wrong, Even Though You’re Right” -- Wendy Blight draws this powerful distinction between guilt & shame and conviction: “The difference between these emotions is that guilt and shame are about us, and they are unproductive. They leave us stagnant, in a bad place with God and others. Conviction, on the other hand…”
2. I wish I’d found Patty Newbold and her simple but profound Assume Love approach to marriage long, long ago. However, I’m grateful to have discovered her and am always blessed by her blog posts. “In Case of Emergency” is short and full of paradigm-changing questions.
3. Having had a car impounded before, I resonated with Aj Luck’s “Why We Must Speak Out in the Midst of the Mess” over at Write Where It Hurts. And I say a hearty “Amen!” to her closing line: “It’s time we lose the masks and allow the stories to be told and healing to come.”
4. Over at Allume, Tricia Goyer reminds us in “If You Only Do Two Things for Christmas...Pick These” that “when our minds are filled with all the tasks of Christmas, peace comes when we focus on the Prince of Christmas.”
5. My friend Stephanie Shott has a brand new website -- Leading Women to Live Full, Fearless, Faithful Lives. She’s also the founder and fearless leader of the The M.O.M. Initiative! Her 5-part “Broken No More” series is beautiful and timely.
6. The Generous Wife shares some short but wise thoughts on meaningful (and even minimalist) gift-giving in “Finding the Balance in Gift Giving”.
7. If you don’t already know my friend Cindi McMenamin, you’ll love her ministry: Strength for the Soul. Her post “First Step to a Stress-Free Christmas – Refocus on Rest” is a timely reminder to “Cease striving and know that I am God.”
8. John Acuff quotes Michael Jordan in “You Better Study Angola” as saying, “I always take my opponent seriously. I never underestimate anyone.” Acuff applies this mindset to the small, seemingly unimportant opportunities that come our way.
9. From Heather Kopp’s “5 Ways to Improve Your Past”: “Obviously, none of us can alter events that have already happened. But we don’t have to go through life feeling like permanent losers because of our failures. We can change our experience of the past—then let it motivate us to make a brighter future for ourselves and others.”
10. Over at RooMag.com, Mel Locuff shares “10 Must See {Somewhat Vintage} Movies for the Christmas Season” with some great ideas I’ve never heard of (One Magic Christmas) and/or have forgotten (The Waltons!)
Your Turn:
- What blog posts have you read this week that you especially enjoyed?
- What topics tend to grab your interest?
- Anything else on your heart!
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