There’s danger within familiarity. We relax. And we get sloppy. Hence, our family gets to experience “the beauty and the beast” in us. Back to Jesus matters. There are VIP Scripture passages that have become ordinary to us like John 3:16, Psalm 23 or Proverbs 31.

“Growing your business 10x more is easier than growing it 10% more.” I chewed on this daring concept like cud slushed around in the mouth of a cow. Except, I tried to apply it to our faith.

Productive like Martha. Jesus-centered like Mary. I want in.

I opened the Bible app to check out a verse from Isaiah. Easily distracted by digital squirrels, I click the video on the home page instead.

Note-taking is my “second brain” as Tiago Forte calls it in his book Building A Second Brain.

“Morning doesn’t start with coffee. Morning starts with your evening.” This was my takeaway from the book my husband and I read “Leading On Empty” by Wayne Cordeiro.

Trupurile egiptenilor erau încă calde. Marea Roșie, cu peștii săi, din nou întinși pe orizontală. Încă se mai auzeau clinchetele tamburinelor lăsând pe Miriam și femeile gâfâind dansând pe hitul numărul 1, Cântarea lui Moise: „Cântați Domnului, căci a biruit cu slavă; calul și călărețul său i-a aruncat în mare.” (Exodul 15)

The Egyptian bodies were still warm. The Red Sea with its fish reclining horizontally again. You could still hear the jingles of Miriam’s tambourine and the women out of breath dancing to #1 hit, The Song of Moses “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” (Exodus 15)

Picture made by Bella Tully

It was at the end of a workshop when a lady handed me a chewing gum. Like Mr. Bean lined up to meet the Queen, I almost cupped my hands to sniff my own breath. Why was she giving me this? I grabbed the gum anyway. As any soviet would with freebies.

If anyone needed a therapist, it was Jacob. He was a hot mess.