by Laura Sandretti | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am reading a book called Knowing God by J.I. Packer. After reading just the first chapter I have been challenged by something monumental. Packer tells us to ask ourselves what is our ultimate aim in reading God’s Word? Why do we do...
by Laura Sandretti | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
As most of you know today is Ash Wednesday. Although my church does not officially practice Lent as I knew it growing up, my family and I do abstain from something during the Lenten season. We think it is a great way to remind ourselves DAILY of Christ’s...
by Laura Sandretti | Jan 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have had a rough week. Nothing catastrophic or horrific but as my friend Terry calls it; I had a “death by 1,000 paper cuts” kind of week. One of those paper cuts had to do with one of my children struggling immensely. Watching your children...
by Laura Sandretti | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to...
by Laura Sandretti | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
After a weekend of thinking about, crying over and shaking my head in disbelief about the events in Connecticut on Friday, I have been burdened with a thought that will not seem to go away. I was challenged by our youth pastor’s Facebook post Friday: “So...
by Laura Sandretti | Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I had a bad day. Blame it on the madness of the holiday season. Blame it on my completely ridiculous schedule. Blame it on hormones. The worst part was that I knew in the midst of my funk I should not only NOT be crabby, angry and...
