by Laura Sandretti | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
In my discipleship group we talked about what it means to have a Sabbath. Even though I’ve been a Christian for twenty years, the notion of a Sabbath is daunting and undesirable. But several weeks ago, in an attempt to have some kind of Sabbath, I began abstaining...
by Laura Sandretti | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I wrote a post I’d hoped to publish today. Last week I had an encounter with a boy I didn’t realize was autistic. I wrote about being convicted that I shouldn’t be more patient, loving and kind because someone has special needs. We all have special needs. We...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thursday I hosted a party for my new book, Walking By the Homeless. Although I’m an extrovert and love seeing my friends, I was dreading the event. Why? Although part of me craves being the center of attention, another part of me loathes it. I’m embarrassed when...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
For the past nine months I’ve been in a discipleship group trying to stop my constant obsession with being worried about what people think of me. It has been a lifetime problem I can’t seem to stop. Although I’m not fixed yet, I’ve been learning a lot about my...
by Laura Sandretti | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I was listening to a podcast about how God speaks to us. The facilitators said we hear from God by reading the Bible and that it isn’t meant to be difficult. They said God doesn’t give answers in Scripture that are too hard to understand or that are “murky.”...
by Laura Sandretti | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I learned this week the second pastor at my church in six months resigned due to marital infidelity, I was broken, angry and arrogant. I was sad for another devastated family. I was angry because I had to tell my kids…again. I was arrogant not because I had...
