by Laura Sandretti | Apr 4, 2024 | Faith in the Everyday
Lent was a bust this year. I tried giving up sweets, but it didn’t take (see my previous post for details). I tried spending more time with God using the Lectio 365 app but was inconsistent with that, as well. However, while lamenting about how I’d missed Lent...
by Laura Sandretti | Jul 21, 2023 | Faith in the Everyday
Dear Non-Star-Athlete, Not-in-Seven-Clubs, Not-a-4-Year-Varsity-Letter-Winner, Didn’t Get a Scholarship, Not-Going-to-a-Prestigious-University, Didn’t-Get-a-36-ACT, Non-tassel-wearing Students, What I want to tell you may not be received well since I’m old and it’s...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 4, 2022 | Faith in the Everyday
“And you don’t work, right Laura?” Someone asked me this immediately after talking with my husband about his job. Chris is the vice-president of supply chain for the U.S. division of a large global company. His work impacts lots of people, things, and money. The only...
by Laura Sandretti | Sep 24, 2021 | Faith in the Everyday, Obedience
I like likes. I also like comments, subscribers, and views. I’m annoyed that my son’s twenty-one-year-old friend has tens of thousands of followers on social media. Do I want to glorify God in everything, know Christ sees me as worthy and that I serve an...
by Laura Sandretti | Aug 27, 2021 | Faith in the Everyday
“I’m trying to understand your fears.” Though we’ve been married for twenty-nine years, I’m often an enigma to my husband. When we drove around the death-defying switchbacks in Zion National Park recently, I begged Chris to drive slower (he told me if slowed down...
by Laura Sandretti | Feb 19, 2021 | Faith in the Everyday
Yesterday, my daughter was fasting and praying to gain clarity about a big decision when she received an email that provided her exactly that. When she told me what happened, I was overwhelmed with tears, joy and gratitude. A little later though, I was also a little...
