Kindling Blog | Igniting Fires in Hearts and Minds

When you need to yell "Help!!"

For our God has called Himself Elohim Ezer, God our Helper:

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassSeptember 21, 2011ezer, God, help, trees, tunneling, womenComment

My Fun, Creative Outline for Writing and Speaking

Make them want to read/listen to what you are going to say.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 19, 2011attention, creative, identification, speaking, writing Comments

Grandmothers Drive Red Convertibles

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 16, 2011convertible, grandmothers, Jesus, mustang Comments

What I Learned from My Children: I Am Not in Control

I was sure I would never be in control of my life again.

Learned from ChildrenJudy DouglassSeptember 14, 2011baby, children, colic, control, grandparenting, magazine, mother, parenting Comments

Lead, Follow, Serve

What's a leader without followers?

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 12, 2011Australian shepherd, follow, Lead, leadership, serveComment

Seven Ideas for Opening Windows in Your Life

I am a fan of windows for the mind and heart.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 9, 2011courage, doors, dreams, God, ideas, windows Comments

Cupcakes for the Journey

I'm smiling at today's mileposts.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassSeptember 7, 2011cupcakes, God, journey, prodigal Comments

The End, The Beginning

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassSeptember 6, 2011beginnngs, books, endings, grieving, leadership team, loss Comments

10 Reasons I Pray

The harder question is "Why pray?"

On My KneesJudy DouglassSeptember 4, 2011Bible, personal retreat, prayer, writing Comments

Flutterby: Who am I? Why am I?

"I don't know who I am and what I am supposed to do."

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 2, 2011ants, butterflies, Flutterby, honeybees, purposeComment

Wildfire!

The flames rolled into great fireballs, jumped firebreaks and sent sparks flying into new homes and trees.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassAugust 31, 2011Fire, firestorm, flames, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Panorama fire, wildfire Comments

I Don't Do Hands

No one ever said, “Come help us build this cage."

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassAugust 30, 2011building, cages, God, guinea pig, hands, Kingdom of God Comments

Celebrating Mama Jewell

The closest she came to complaining? “My Judy is just too good to me.”

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassAugust 29, 2011blindness, death, encouragement, funeral, joy, memorial, praise Comments

My Two Nights in Prison

Sometimes most of us feel imprisoned, without bars and thick walls and steel doors.

Loving Oxford!

We followed in the steps of C. S. Lewis.