Meredith “Thank you so much for note. I normally only get bills at my work address, it added so much joy to my day.” I open a simple facebook message in response to a short note that I sent out a week earlier. Encouragement. We all know that we need about 8 times as muchContinue reading “The best $1 you can spend”
Author Archives: philryburn
He Is For You
By Phil | I was reading an article recently that got me thinking about how this past year was the ugliest year in memory for most people. Not just individually, but collectively, in our communities, nationally, even globally… we were all impacted by various struggles. Last year was full of hurricanes, tornadoes, and enormous wildfiresContinue reading “He Is For You”
Living Letters
By Meredith | You, Yourselves are our letter, written on our own hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our own ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of humanContinue reading “Living Letters”
Meal Prep: breakfast
By Meredith | “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” You hear echoing in your brain as you leave your house without having eaten…again. It’s true, there are all kinds of benefits to eating breakfast — sharper mental focus, well-regulated metabolism, even lower cholesterol. But, the morning is — well — the morning;Continue reading “Meal Prep: breakfast”
About Transition
By Meredith | In labor they have these things called “transitional contractions” They come between the normal surly contractions and push time — its own scary monster — the transitional contractions are grueling and push you to your mental and physical limit. Somewhere right in the middle of my second transitional contraction I recall grittingContinue reading “About Transition”
And.
By Meredith | I have this thing with the word “or”; I just don’t really believe in it. I believe in “and”. I don’t respond well to phrases like, “you can’t be and have it all” – why not?! Yes I can! I certainly believe in having your cake and eating it too. Why wouldContinue reading “And.”
Parenting is Gross
By Meredith | I stood on the cool bathroom tiles waiting for the bath water to finish draining from the tub so that I could fish out the tiny-human poop left behind by our little mover. I’m not even certain this is the least gross thing I’ve done this year, or this week. Parenting isContinue reading “Parenting is Gross”
1 Timothy 4:7
By Meredith | I love this tiny portion of scripture. My apologies for cutting into the verse, it is not my intention to dismantle scripture in way way. But, for me, sometimes I need to get straight to the point. Straight to the guts of something. TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE GODLY. Its so direct; direct isContinue reading “1 Timothy 4:7”
Mindfulness Moments
By Meredith | 2016 rolled into 2017 and I the buzz word “mindfulness” was spinning through the air. I am not a mindfulness expert, I am an almost 30 wife, momma, leader and friend attempting to not drop the same ball twice; I thought mindfulness might help. I have been implementing tiny mindfulness moments in my weekContinue reading “Mindfulness Moments”
The Heart That’s Full
By Meredith | The Heart that’s fullIt has no sorrowIt has no tragic cryBut it has a song,A brilliant singing song With it’s faith it holds a cordWith it’s hope it hits a noteMy heart is floating on a breezeFlying through the wistful trees The heart that’s full it has a joyful cryOne that echoesOneContinue reading “The Heart That’s Full”
The Ryburns 