Mid-days With Lauree

In honor of it being hump day, here are 3 things you should start doing on Wednesdays to help maximize your week!

Were seeing all kinds of shortages here in 2021 but I think we've just seen the worst offense of all...Chick-Fil-A Sauce.

The song "Amazing Grace" comes to mind when we hear this latest celebration. God took a life of drug addiction, abuse, and prostitution and turned it into a life of praise and redemption! What a testimony.If you have something to celebrate, join us during the 5 o'clock hour for Lauree and Doug's Celebration Hour!

If napping is your favorite pastime, then we've got the perfect job for you!

We know it's only May, but this man is a strong early candidate for husband of the year!

You go out to check your mailbox and you find a dryer sheet when you open it. Believe it or not, it's there for a reason.

There's so many good books, podcasts, and commentaries for us to consume, but the best advice stands the test of time.A.W. Tozier said this nugget of wisdom: "Anything God has ever done...he can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere...he can do here. And anything God has ever done for anyone...he can do for you."

Japan has created a position with the title "Minister of Loneliness" and I think it applies to all of us.

Depending how long you've been in Texas, you know we're kicking off BBQ Season and Lauree has a brand new side dish idea that is sure to please if you're a pickle lover!

Starbucks has really outdone themselves with their latest over-the -top creation that should be formally named "Diabetes in a cup"

Mattel has come up with this brand new program that helps put valuable materials back into play and out of landfills so that the fun comes full circle and we think this is awesome way to declutter while also giving back!

Here's a true story: A man walks into his minister's office for counseling looking completely dejected. When the minister asked him what was wrong, he replied "I've lost everything. I have nothing left." The minister said to the man, "Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that you've lost your faith." The man looked confused and replied, "No. I haven't lost my faith." So the minister said "Well I'm really sad to hear that you've lost your character." "I didn't say that! I've still got my character" the man said. The minister then said "I'm so sorry to hear that you've lost your salvation." At the point, the man is visibly frustrated that the minister is lacking empathy. But the minister responded one last time, "So let me get this right: you have your faith, you have your character, you have your salvation. It seems to me you haven't lost anything of eternal value." Even when it feels like life couldn't possibly take anymore from you, we can rest well know we're still winners.

Have you ever been to Disney World? And if you have, did you ever wonder why, despite the tropical climate, you never got bit by a mosquito? Disney's attention to detail is ON POINT and the more I thought about it, it reminded of the love and provision of God.

Can something like a corn dog have spiritual power? Outside of the Texas State Fair, you wouldn't think so but one woman says otherwise!

Whether you’re working from home, or in an office, the environment could be killing your productivity. Here’s how to get your workspace to work for you!

God not only wants us to bring our mistakes we've made in the past to him, but also the ones we're currently making and he wants us to leave them at the foot of the cross.

If you're on the job hunt, you may have noticed that a lot of job listings have this certain lingo. But what do these buzz words really mean? We're here to help!

If you find yourself in the middle of trial that make's you feel like you'll never get to the other side, we're here to let you know that you will get through this.

Have you ever been a social situation where you thought, "if they only knew the truth, there's no way they'd want anything to do with me."? There was a season of my life that I knew this feeling all too well and that inner voice almost caused me to miss out on one of the most impactful experiences of my life! I'm guessing I'm not the only one who's ever felt this way. The feeling of knowing that because of the sin in my life, I wanted to run away from community instead of running towards it, running away from church instead of being apart of it, running away from God instead of running to him. My encouragement to you is this: 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." God doesn't carry around the burdens of our sin and view us for that. We're seen as forgiven when we come to him. It's good news.

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Mark 16:15It felt easier when we were in-person to share the gospel but how do we flex with these changing times to utilize the digital space to share with people in our communities about the love of Jesus? The research group Barna found what worked best in this digital space.  If you are interested in finding some direction how to capitalize on forming and finding community check out the full article The Five Changing Contexts for Digital Evangelism