Sorry to have been MIA for awhile - a whirlwind of activity and flying up and down the coast.

A good sermon today rebuking us women for putting on the facade of "feminine Christian piety", meanwhile we're rotting underneath. To say we believe what You say in the word, and yet we disregard it. To truly believe, submit, trust, and live with courage. How easy it is to pretend that one is holy and devout! Why, no one else would be the wiser. And how much we need Your grace. Help me to be authentic, Lord, and to want changes inside rather than just the appearance of godliness.

I found a quote I had on a sticky note, which had fallen behind my nightstand and was covered in dust after being forgotten for some time. It is a needed reminder.

"You need only ask at night before you go to bed, 'What did I do to Jesus today? What did I do for Jesus today? What did I do with Jesus today?' You have only to look at your hands. This is the best examination of conscience." - Mother Teresa