Tag Archives: Family

My Thin Place: Pain, A Welcomed Friend

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: December 9, 2010
Today, my Thin Place story is on Mary DeMuth’s blog. The air was thick with anticipation. My body groaned with the weight of new life. It was 3 days past time and every step, every breath, every thought was directed toward the new person inside. Life was simpler then. There were no mortgages. No pastorate. [...]
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But I thought we weren’t supposed to curse?

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: October 18, 2010
Last night, at the end of a busy weekend, my middle girl crawled up into her daddy’s lap. She has a habit of avoiding bedtime by any means possible. She will bring her Bible to read a few verses with Daddy. We’ve not found a way to thwart the “I want you to read my [...]
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Why do old people sing about heaven?

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: October 10, 2010
As a child, I never understood why old people wanted to sing about heaven. I remember the sturdy resonance of my grandfather’s bass voice as we sang in unison in the one-room country church. His voice was so strong that my baby sister would cry when he tried to sing to her; but I loved [...]
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Mom Needs Help

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: September 29, 2010
As a pastor’s wife, mom to 3, and full time network engineer there’s too much to do and not enough time to do it. It’s easy for me believe that I have to get it all done. The truth is, I don’t. There are times when I need help. For example, when I was pregnant [...]
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Manic Mondays: 4 Ways to Say No Without Guilt

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: September 13, 2010
Last Monday we talked about living by our priorities. Determining priorities is critical to keeping life in balance. However, if you don’t use your priorities to say no to requests for your time, they are practically useless. Here are some ways you can say no — without guilt — to keep life in balance.
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