Feeling Lost in Life

Do you ever feel lost? It’s easy to get turned around in life. Sometimes we get jostled about, so much so, that we lose our equilibrium & sense of direction. Life is just like that sometimes! But, so is any off-road adventure that’s worth the thrill of taking. Pursuing life in the Spirit is most definitely worth every white knuckle grip, clinging to the edge, holding on by a thread moment! And ALL the fear-thrills that cause us to readjust and find our footing in Christ again and again is an important part of the journey.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppJuly 30, 2020Comment

Fueled by Delight

There is a way to live unbound. It isn’t easy. In fact, it takes grit. Because what Jesus said is true, the only way to find your life is to loose it. When we yield our way and accept His Way, we get unbound— which begins a process of learning to live it.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppAugust 20, 2019Comment

Let God Step into Your Story

If our life is like a book, then we are the main character. And no matter what the storyline has been, God is able to do some edits, do some rewrites, and change our story. I want to spend a little time today, following up on The Story of Your Life, my earlier article on the idea of our lives being like a book.

Lifestyle of Faith, Faith ActionTami GauppMay 29, 2019 Comments

Straight From The Source

Have you ever shared something you heard from God with someone and had them assume you got it from going to a conference or reading it in a book? I have experienced it so many times the last six months that it has me thinking.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppMay 6, 2019Comment

The Story of Your Life

About six months ago, I began to think about my life as a book. Not as a book that I would write, but as a book that I have lived. I just kept thinking to myself, “What would some of the chapters of my life be called?”

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppMarch 18, 2019Comment

It’s The Little Things

My husband and I were busily finishing up our packing and errands as we prepared to leave in July for our summer ministry trip around the U.S. I was mentioning and partly complaining as I was thinking of what I still needed to do. I hadn’t bought the right length of shoe laces for my black shoes yet.

Lifestyle of FaithGuest UserNovember 5, 2018Comment

To Every Mother

Letting go and releasing control of all the details of our kids lives isn’t for the weak. Being a mom is the most rewarding, exhausting and toughest job there is! From the physical energy it takes when they’re young to the emotional strength it takes to release them... it’s not a job with a fancy title or financial compensation but the investment we make into our children’s lives, often with our own with blood, sweat and tears, may just be the biggest impact our lives have on this earth.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppOctober 2, 2018 Comments

Rest Like Jesus

I took a little vacation with my husband last week. We took time to celebrate our 31st anniversary and also to decompress from life in general. It was to McCall, Idaho, a beautiful mountain getaway, about 90 miles from Boise. And to make sure I used the time to relax, I shut down my laptop and didn’t write, tweak the website or do any of my other normal things the entire week. I even took a book and planned to read. Unfortunately I packed the wrong book, one that I had recently read! But we had such a relaxing time in the mountains and at the lake it didn’t even matter.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppJuly 30, 2018 Comments

If You Listen, Do You Hear?

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppJuly 2, 2018 Comments

The Simple Life

You may hear the phrases intentional living, sustainable living, live simply, tiny living, organic and intentional living. There is another saying that rings true, “there is nothing new under the sun”. So, although these concepts are not new, they may be new to us.

About ten years ago, I was living in a 2400 square foot home, with my husband, 2 sons and 2 dogs. We were homeschooling during the day, and involved running a concert house 4 evenings a week as a mission to youth in the current music culture. It was an intense season, filled with routine chores, lesson plans, homeschool field trips, home church, raising preteen boys, and running a concert house with shows that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. I longed for a simple, and organized life, but who had time for that. What I did have time for was organizing our schedule, cutting some things out and prioritizing things that were important to us.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppJune 17, 2018 Comments

When in Rome...

Lifestyle of FaithGuest UserMarch 26, 2018 Comments

I Have a Confession

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppMarch 19, 2018 Comments

The Lanyap Life Culture

The word lanyap is the phonetic spelling of the cajun word lagniappe. This was a new word to me when I met my husband, Lee. I had never heard of this word before, and when he first said it with his southern drawl, I didn’t even understand him.

Lifestyle of FaithTami GauppMarch 8, 2018 Comments