Insidious Insecurity I missed posting last week, so let’s not dawdle. Let’s talk…insecurity, “a cloudy kind of word, with all kinds of associations and feelings hiding in it.” Insecurity is the recognition of an area of vulnerability, the general sense of dis-ease in one’s own skin. Insecurity presents itself both as a trait of ourContinue reading “She’s Got Issues — Chapter 5”
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She’s Got Issues — Chapter 4
Surrendering the Kung-Fu Control Grip Chapter 4 is now our HOW to Chapter 3’s WHAT. And right off the bat, Nicole tells us that if we’re not careful, we can try to control our faith in the same way we try to control people or circumstances. If that happens, we become guarded in our faith,Continue reading “She’s Got Issues — Chapter 4”
She’s Got Issues – Chapter 3
I’m Not Controlling (I Just Like My Latte Extra Hot) I know I ended our last session with the assignment to read chapters 3 AND 4, but it turns out there’s just too much to think about and absorb in each one. So let’s just look at 3 this week. So this week we’re talkingContinue reading “She’s Got Issues – Chapter 3”
She’s Got Issues – Chapter 2
More Than Mediocre Nicole admits to being a “happy-ending addict.” I knew I related to Nicole…well, mostly. I do LOVE a happy ending, but I also like to be surprised. I read lots of novels but always from front to back. I love it that she says Jesus really is the happy ending we’ve beenContinue reading “She’s Got Issues – Chapter 2”
She’s Got Issues – Chapter 1
Here we are, sisters in study, ready to begin our discussion of Nicole Unice’s book, She’s Got Issues. Chapter One — “Cheap Plastic Souls.” From her opening Barbie quote to her question, “Am I changed because of Jesus?” Nicole captured my attention on that first page…but I also became acutely aware that this book won’t beContinue reading “She’s Got Issues – Chapter 1”
Full Circle – An Intro to She’s Got Issues
June packed in a lot of traveling for this once-wannabe-traveler. Now it’s July! Already! My travels are over. I’m glad to be home. I’m glad it’s still summer. Shall we dig into another book together? Since we’re sisters in study, it’s only appropriate that we should do at least one book about our issues. IContinue reading “Full Circle – An Intro to She’s Got Issues”
Going West – Our Final Day
Israel Day 12 – Going West Our final day in Israel and we’re headed west, hitting a couple of sights before our final destination, Tel Aviv. I’d say today was about hills and valleys. We hovered mostly in the valley, most famously known as, Armageddon. And all around this strategic valley are mountain ranges andContinue reading “Going West – Our Final Day”
Around the Sea of Galilee
Israel, Day 11 Ariel is an artist as well as one of the all-time best tour guides. He crafts silver jewelry, designing each himself. One of the pendants he showed us (iPhone pictures) had an outline in the shape of the Sea of Galilee with two scenes – Jesus walking on water and Jesus calming theContinue reading “Around the Sea of Galilee”
Northern Galilee
Israel Day 10, Northern Galilee We certainly are waking up to the most beautiful view of the trip while staying in Tiberias. Some of us who came without our husbands feel guilty to be experiencing all this without them – the palm trees and blue waters of the Sea of Galilee just add to thatContinue reading “Northern Galilee”
Jordan Valley
Israel Day 9 – Jordan Valley We loaded the bus again, headed to a new destination, leaving the Dead Sea. If you look at a map, the Dead Sea is the southern-most body of water in Israel. Up north is the Sea of Galilee. And it’s the Jordan River that connects the two. This day,Continue reading “Jordan Valley”
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