MyLeslieNotebook

Next question from the Class of 2014 Leslie Notebookers: "Now What?" This girl had done what she set out to do: She worked hard, focused, prayed, and kept going through the tears and the all-nighters and the stress. Then it happened . The thing she had dreamed of came true. "Now what?" Sometimes, in the midst of all our hard work and our devotion, we hope our goal will be reached but, in the back of our minds, we know that it might not.  We stay busy so we don't think, "What if all this doesn't happen?"  We pray that God's will is also our will, secretly wondering if it was ever God's will or if it was just ours all along.  We have that pit of dread in our stomachs that asks, "What if this is the wrong path and I wasted YEARS on that goal/guy/dream/job/school/major/relationship?"  The girl who asked this question had a small chance of actually achieving her goal simply because it was a lofty goal; in all realit...

I've opened the Leslie Notebook up to suggestions, asking my Class of 2014 girls what they might like to see on this page. Here's today's request: "Please write about how we know what to do with our adult lives." I'll let you know when I figure it out :) Seriously, I'm definitely not an expert on this; I still have so much I want to do and I struggle to know how to prioritize, use my time wisely, and set my focus on the best things.  But I do know this: the most disappointed people are those who think they will arrive at some point and find themselves complete, fulfilled, and mature.  False. We tend to set our sights on one thing : graduating. Getting "the job." Finding "the guy." Marriage. Kids. Promotion. "Enough money," whatever that is. At each of these stages of my life, I can honestly say that I was always a little disappointed. Graduation from college with a music degree, which was a long-time commitme...

I've always wanted a Hebrew Scholar in my life. (In fact, if any of you reading this were some sort of religion major or went to seminary, I probably said, "Good! I need a Hebrew expert on call!")  I've done enough Beth Moore and Kay Arthur to know the power of those ancient words. And though I've always wanted to be a Hebrew scholar myself, I've never been willing to go to seminary.  Recently, I was given a note taking Bible, one of the best Bible Study resources I've ever owned. I've been a little hesitant to start writing in it, because I wanted to do something great on the lines that fill every page. [Writing that down made me roll my eyes at myself. I'm sure God isn't expecting great; He's expecting interaction.] At the same time, I've been using this amazing website:  https://www.blueletterbible.org/ .  It's free, and I can look up every Hebrew word in KJV or NAS by simply typing in the book and chapter and click...