by Laura Sandretti | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: ‘Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.’ And he broke down and wept.” Mark 14:72When I was a high school ED/BD teacher, I had to give a presentation in front of seventy-five or so...
by Laura Sandretti | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Then everyone deserted him and fled.” Mark 14:50When I had my first child I decided not to have an epidural. It isn’t that I have a high pain threshold (I’m a total wimp when it comes to pain) or that I’m a natural, tree-hugging, granola type. It was just I was...
by Laura Sandretti | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Romans 8:11a says, “And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you…” I first heard that verse years ago and I love it. I want it. I believe it…sometimes. I have often wondered while making my bed, putting dishes in the dishwasher (again),...
by Laura Sandretti | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
I often ask God to show me He loves me. Although I know that the Bible says God’s loves for those who fear him is as high as the heavens are above the earth (Psalm 103:11) and my brain (usually) believes that, sometimes my heart wants to see, taste and feel it....
by Laura Sandretti | Feb 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
When my kids were little I would overhear people talking about how hard it was to parent teenagers. I would read about kids from wonderful Christian homes who went astray. I realized no matter what parents did there were no guarantees. I worried with...
by Laura Sandretti | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have a confession. I have been judging my friends, silently, for years. As they’ve talked about their husband’s inability to mow the lawn, schedule that oil change or fix the stove, I’ve quietly condemned them. I don’t think it is nice or fair for women to get...
