The service is too long. I can’t worship with that kind of music. The building is too cold. The church programs don’t suite me. I’m sure you know people in…
Published May 3rd, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
Unrealistic expectations stack on my back. They weigh me down. I begin to wobble. It’s like a never ending piggy back ride, only the passenger is two tons of mission…
Published April 28th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
“Take a number!” the DMV lady boldly instructs. “Then you’ll need to stand over there,” she points with an over-caffeinated finger. You’ll take another number and then you’ll wait some…
Published April 26th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
As a mom, I feel desperate most of the time. Desperate for just the right tools to toss into my parenting toolbox. Different tools for different offenses. Different tools for…
Published April 20th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
It’s more than a sprinkle. More than a splash from folded hands clapping against the water. More than a squirt of pool water sprayed between wiggly teeth. The feeling…
Published April 1st, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
Last week my girls and I went to see Gnomeo & Juliet. May I tell you my favorite part? The best part of the movie is when David Hasselhoff’s head…
Published March 31st, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
I could approach “emotional rest” with a serious tone, but I’m pretty sure I’ve posted my share of heavy weighted topics for the week. I could spill the dramatic contents…
Published March 30th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
“But, I want to be in the talent show, mom,” my 1stgrader whimpered. She wanted to sing in the talent show with a friend who suddenly developed cold feet. As…
Published March 25th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
Our Ministry at South Reno Baptist Church hosted international speaker Jan Coates a couple of weeks ago. When God qualified me to join him in ministry, I never imagined events,…
Published March 22nd, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
Whew, what a crazy weekend. We diagnosed the problem of a toilet that wouldn’t stop running, I removed a hairball from the hose on my vacuum, and our girls hosted…
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