Archives for November 2012

One is Enough: A Personal Reminder

November 30, 2012 by Sharita

Ministry is HARD. Heck, who I am I kidding– LIFE is hard!! And exhausting. And confusing. Yet depending on how we live our lives– it can be incredibly rewarding.

As I was driving to work yesterday, my heart was heavy… My Facebook ministry page was ticking me off, because FB decided to start filtering who sees what posts. Which means sometimes only 10% of followers will see these posts unless I literally PAY to promote it.

But I digress. SIGH.

I was thinking… “Lord, does this really matter? What am I working for? Is it worth it?” [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: blessings, challenge, change, Christ, Factor of 7, giving, husband, Lesson, little things, ministry, obedience, servant evangelism, serving Tagged With: acts of kindness, Christ, Factor of 7, faith, generosity, God, love, obedience

10 Commandments of Pregnancy: For friends/family/strangers

November 28, 2012 by Sharita

Remember a little while back I wrote a snappy lil blog post called 10 Commandments of Pregnancy for Husbands? Well, it was such a hit (per generating many laughs, comments and/or AMENS) that we are adding a new chapter of 10 Commandments of Pregnancy…

This time, it’s for everyone. That’s right, friends, family members, acquaintances and yes, even strangers.

Buckle up. Brace yourself. And get ready to chuckle at these real life, personally-instigated guidelines from this pregnant gal.

Remember: They are funny (and applicable) cuz they are true. [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: blessing, challenge, commandments, growth, humor, pregnancy, society

Caution: Extra Grace Required

November 26, 2012 by Sharita

Well all have them in our lives.

You know them well.

In fact, all of us probably ARE these kinds of people from time to time.

That’s right. Those folks in your life who try your patience. That require prayer to deal with. Sometimes the mere sight of them makes your heart race.

They are EGR’s: Extra Grace Required. [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: grace Tagged With: challenge, EGR, grace, life, love, ministry, people

“Serving” Up a Hot Vliggity Vlog

November 23, 2012 by Sharita

I love making up words.

Perhaps you figured that out with the title of this post. Seriously. (Vliggity? I need to cut back on the Jesus caffeine.)

If you are already confused and/or exhausted from your remaining turkey tryptophan coma or Black Friday shopping, my apologies. You are excused to go get a nap then come back. 😉

Ok. Let’s get down to business.

Today’s post is a variation of Five Minute Friday. Since it is a holiday-ish weekend, I thought I would take a slightly different approach. So today is a short little guest VLOG (video blog) day. [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: Factor of 7 Tagged With: blessing, Factor of 7, generosity, guest post, service, serving, vlog

When Giving Thanks Is Hard

November 21, 2012 by Sharita

The smell of turkey wafts through the house… family piles into the kitchen, clamoring for their “special” chair and debating on which slice of pie will be most worth the calories.

Thanksgiving. A beautiful time of year. A time for family. A time for food. A time for giving thanks.

But sometimes, that’s easier said than done. [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christ, close, faith, growth, hard stuff, storms, thanksgiving

We Can… Even though (Anxiety-Free Monday, Wk #11)

November 19, 2012 by Sharita

Life is hard sometimes. (I think I have mentioned this once or twenty times before.)

Over the last three months or so, we have been on a journey– a journey to calm our anxious hearts and find contentment in Christ.

While the Bible study part of the journey concludes today, our heart journey continues.

Probably for the rest of our lives. And I don’t know about you, but it is a journey that I am STILL so excited to be on!

Many women have been transformed over the last few weeks by the power of Christ through trusting in Him– myself included. And I can’t wait to see where He takes us next. [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: Anxiety Free Monday Tagged With: anxiety, bible study, contentment, faith, growth, hope, learning, transformation

Stay for Today (Five Minute Friday)

November 16, 2012 by Sharita

Happy Friday, peeps.

It’s time for Five-Minute Friday with our link-up friend Lisa-Jo Baker.

(For those of you who might be new ’round these parts, on Friday’s Lisa gives us a one-word prompt, then we write for– yep, you guessed it– five minutes. No over thinking. No editing.)

Today’s prompt: STAY

And GO! [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: Five Minute Friday Tagged With: faith, patience, perseverance, stay, wait, write

My Dirty Word

November 14, 2012 by Sharita

Confession: Getting your mouth washed out with soap tastes like…

Poo.

I know this for a fact thanks to my slight potty mouth when I was growing up. It wasn’t a rampant problem, but would often happen at the most inopportune times.

And by inopportune, I really mean the times that my Mom would hear it.

Then out came the bar of soap. (Or, if it was a REALLY bad word, enter sink left the liquid Dial soap. Ever try to get that off your tongue? Yeah, um yuck?) [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: obedience Tagged With: childhood, clean, dirty words, faith, giveaway, hope, obedience, washed

A Solid Foundation (Anxiety-Free Monday, Wk #10)

November 12, 2012 by Sharita

Between 8th and 9th grade, my family built a house.

My Dad worked for a low-key home/building construction crew, and it was always a dream of my parents to not just own a home, but to have a home THEY designed and built.

So we went to work. Talk about a family bonding experience. Holy moly.

We were going through a lot during that time. Not only was I a teenager (super precious years of my life, BTW– yikes) but my lil bro was a couple of years old, my sister was also a teenager, and my grandma was living out her last year with us as cancer slowly took her life.

So we built a house in the midst of all this hoopla. I learned a lot. [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!

Filed Under: Anxiety Free Monday Tagged With: anxiety, celebrate, contentment, faith, foundation, giveaway, rock, solid, what ifs

Keep It Down In There! (Five Minute Friday)

November 9, 2012 by Sharita

Hey all.

Tis Friday. Specifically, tis Five Minute Friday.

Today, I link-up with Lisa-Jo Baker for a writing exercise of epic proportions. She gives us a prompt. Then we write. For five minutes flat. No over thinking. No nit-picking. Just write.

So let’s get this par-tay started, shall we?

Today’s prompt: QUIET

Anddd GO! [Read more…]

Like what you see? Share it!