by Emily P Freeman | Mar 5, 2014 | faith, friendship, grace, imperfection
“‘You have come from dust, and to dust you will return.’ In other words, ‘You are going to die. And here are some ashes to remind you, just in case you’ve forgotten.’” – Mark Roberts, on Ash Wednesday for Patheos We got our first...
by Emily P Freeman | Feb 17, 2014 | faith, grace
They say it’s supposed to reach a balmy sixty-five degrees later this week. It’s hard to believe since this time last week we were counting down the hours to The Biggest Snowfall in Ten Years here in North Carolina. But I do believe them because that tends...
by Emily P Freeman | Sep 11, 2013 | freedom, grace, Home, my house
On a whim last Saturday, we decided to move the furniture around in our living room. This is a fairly familiar event in our house but the difference this time was John. Normally when I move furniture I wait until he’s gone, mainly because I work well with...
by Emily P Freeman | Jun 27, 2013 | grace, thankfulness
“The discovery of God lies in the daily and the ordinary, not in the spectacular and the heroic. If we cannot find God in the routines of home and shop, then we will not find him at all. Ours is to be a symphonic piety in which all the activities of work and...
by Emily P Freeman | May 15, 2013 | grace, Graceful, ministry, motherhood
In high school, I loved all those little sayings I heard Christians say. You know the ones – When God closes a door, he opens a window. Or Don’t put God in a box! My personal favorite was when one of my friends in my small group went through a break up...
by Emily P Freeman | Apr 8, 2013 | grace, writing
While I appreciate reviews as a reader, I have learned to read them in moderation when they are about my own books. Whether the reviews are positive or negative, I’m always aware of the emotional potential for cans to open up revealing worms I would rather...
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