Stress moves in. Worry takes over. Anxiety consumes. Fear controls. “Take my life, lead me Lord.” Responsibilities overwhelm. Obligations push the limits. Busyness fills the calendar. “Take my life, lead me Lord.” […]
Shaped and Molded
Praying the 23 Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd; Heavenly Father, You are Lord over all, and Lord of my life; therefore I can trust you to be my shepherd—my protector and my guide. there is […]
Praying To The God You Don’t Know
I was listening to a song the other day, and a particular line jumped out at me: “I was praying to a God that I didn’t know…” Jamie Kimmett, Since I Met […]
The Marriage Triangle
I didn’t get married in June. The sky threatened snow and the lace I wore on my long-sleeved wedding dress failed to block out the cold of an early January day. Looking […]
Finding Focus
Putting a pen to paper and writing down the things I am grateful for, thankfulness has been at the top of my “essential for survival” list. These are difficult days for so […]
A Mother’s Simple Prayer
“Lord, this is hard. Some days I feel like I have it all under control; life goes along swimmingly until the next thing comes along and I feel like I’m drowning. Just […]
Questioning Our Condition
“What next?” I don’t often start my mornings with such questions on my mind. I often am startled awake before dawn and make a beeline for a programmed coffee pot stirring my […]
Little White Gloves
Young girls carefully slip the perfectly white gloves onto their little hands, working to fit each finger inside the correct hole. Almost instantly, it seems, they are whisked away to a land […]
Cleaning Your Plate and Shuffling Neglect
When I was young I hated peas. You can ask my Mom and she will tell you that she still remembers me shuffling peas around my plate for what seemed like an […]
How to Pray Scripture for Yourself and Others
Another blog on prayer, you say? Truth is, it is an area that I continue to grow in. While I crave the written word, and have learned to converse easily with God, […]
Returning, Resting, and Restoration
Sometimes it is of our own doing. Sometimes it comes because of the hard circumstances of life. That familiar, not so friendly state of feeling frustrated. Desperate. Lonely. Tired. Tired of where […]
Whatever You Do, Let Them See Your Hope
Despite the not-so-uncommon view that the hope of this world is found in politics or prosperity or possessions, one brush with eternity, and your perspective can change in a heartbeat. Hope has […]
For the Love of Laundry
Seriously. I don’t hate laundry. It’s not that it is a difficult job–for me, at least. An automatic washer and dryer, though dated, does the work for me and all I really […]
When Your Prayer Tank is Empty
Some days I don’t feel like praying, but I do anyway. Thank goodness I learned a very long time ago, that our faith cannot be based on feelings. But I’m tired. I’m […]
Simple Prayer
Prayer is simple, really. We are the ones who over-complicate it. We assume that we have to get it just right, or that God is more concerned about our vocabulary than He […]
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