By Lauren Ratliff on February 9, 2010
I have neglected my blog for a long time… too long. I’ve gone throughout the past several months and an idea will pop into my head that I want to blog about, but then I get side tracked with work, wedding planning, or photography jobs, etc… So I’m finally making a big effort to blog [...]
Posted in Bible, God, music | Tagged Bible, David Crowder, lyrics, Matt Chandler, suffering, THe Village CHurch
By Lauren Ratliff on July 17, 2009
Mother Theresa has shared so much wisdom and has been one of the most quoted individuals in the world. I was cleaning/deleting a lot of documents from my computer today and came across this quote I saved a while back. It’s just too good not to share. What shes says is so true. It is [...]
Posted in Bible, church, Family | Tagged love, Mother Theresa, quotes
By Lauren Ratliff on February 18, 2009
Phuket, Thailand 2005
No one stands in front of the waves of the ocean and thinks about how amazing they are, or their bench press number, or just how magnificent their company is. They catch their breath and thank the Lord. They are brought to their knees in awe.
This is worship.
I’ve been going through [...]
Posted in Bible, church, God, photos | Tagged creation, creator, faith, God, notes, ocean, rest
By Lauren Ratliff on December 29, 2008
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I built this hardbound book of all our photos since we started dating a year and a half ago (Aug. 2007- now (Dec. 08)) for Brian as one of his Christmas presents. The book came out nicely, and I like how you can share it online and build it online, not on [...]
Posted in Bible, Books, Christmas, dog, entertainment, Family, Lauren Ratliff Photography, pets, photos, Poetry, technology | Tagged book, Christmas, gift, photo book, photos, present, scrap book
By Lauren Ratliff on December 4, 2008
To follow up with my most recent blog entry discussing Hank Hanegraaff’s “Heart of Christmas” 25 day devotional… I wanted to share today’s (Dec. 4) entry. I remember learning (then obviously forgetting) why it is that we celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 (because apparently that’s not Christ’s exact birthday), etc… and this devotional spells it [...]
Posted in Bible, Books, Christmas, church, God, Religion | Tagged blog, Christ, Christmas, December 25, devotional, Hank Hanegraaff, holiday
By Lauren Ratliff on December 3, 2008
My dad gave me the 25-day devotional, “The Heart of Christmas,” by Hank Hanegraaff (the “Bible answer man.”) This devotional helps us to focus on the true meaning of CHRISTMAS. It pulls from the scriptures and includes a carol or hymn for each day. I wanted to share today’s Christmas Carol “Joy to the World.” [...]
Posted in Bible, Books, Christmas, church, God, Poetry, Religion
By Lauren Ratliff on October 23, 2008
For some reason lately, God has put on my heart to recognize/ become aware of my hidden sin.
This is the sin that most of us tend to ignore/suppress on a daily basis for…years at a time. My pastor, Matt Chandler, at the Village Church, has talked about his experience with this. He explains that the [...]
Posted in Bible, church, God | Tagged Christ, forgiveness, God, hidden sin, pray, repent, sin, trust
By Lauren Ratliff on August 12, 2008
I just finished reading The Kite Runner. This book was not a typical book you’d find in my “to be read” stack of books. I passed it up several times in book stores, but I finally gave in when my grandma lent it to me. Khaled Hosseini is a great writer. He writes in a [...]
Posted in Bible, Books, childhood, entertainment, God, Religion | Tagged Afghanistan, book review, Books, Family, Farsi, friend, Kabul, Khaled Hosseini, novel, The Kite Runner, US
By Lauren Ratliff on July 29, 2008
I randomly came across a blog yesterday that mentioned a New Zealand Christian musician (that’s a mouth full!) So I did a little research and realized I really enjoy her music A LOT! Great lyrics, simple videos, beautiful delicate- yet powerful voice. Her name is Brooke Fraser. She released her second album in 2006, titled [...]
Posted in Bible, childhood, entertainment, God, music, Religion, YouTube | Tagged Africa, Brooke Fraser, Christian, musician, new zealand, Rwanda, shadowfeet, YouTube