by Laura Sandretti | Apr 17, 2020 | Faith in the Everyday
About nine months ago I was hurt in a relationship. That ongoing fracture forced me to pray and ask some difficult questions: what is my part in this, why am I hurt, and what does God want me to know about my identity in Him in this pain? What I’ve realized in praying...
by Laura Sandretti | Apr 2, 2020 | Faith in the Everyday
“You think this is just another day in your life? It’s not just another day, it’s the one day that is given to you. It’s a gift. Louie Schwartzberg If there’s one thing I covet, it’s time. I protect and try never to squander it. I’m annoyed when people/things...
by Laura Sandretti | Feb 21, 2020 | Faith in the Everyday
One of the things I often encourage women to do is Evaluate Everyday Emotions. I’ve learned that paying attention to what sparks my anger, defensiveness, or snarkiness, helps me get to the core beliefs I have about myself and about God. When I notice those emotions,...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 15, 2019 | Faith in the Everyday
I love acronyms. I suppose it’s the special education teacher in me or my love of efficiency that attracts me to them, but recently I’ve been challenged and convicted by an acronym in my quest to learn how to forgive. When people I’m trying to forgive post...
by Laura Sandretti | Oct 31, 2019 | Faith in the Everyday
Two weeks ago, I wrote about trying to forgive in my heart, not just my head. As I’ve continued since then, praying, reading Scripture, and trying to listen for the Spirit’s promptings, I’ve noticed an unflattering pattern about myself: I want to be right. Not right...
by Laura Sandretti | Oct 17, 2019 | Faith in the Everyday
I haven’t had to deal with forgiveness in my life very often. Although over the years I’ve had to forgive others from the petty to the paramount, more recently, I haven’t. Perhaps this lack of practice is what has made the current opportunity to forgive, so...
