It was a grand adventure. For a young mom with two preschoolers and an infant, taking Daddy to the airport was a HUGE deal. It didn’t happen very often, and the excitement […]
Feeling Lost
Changing How You Think
The seasons are changing, and after weeks of unseasonably warm weather, the daffodils have bloomed and the landscape is changing. All to be covered in a fresh blanket of snow. Because I […]
Christianity Is Not A Spectator Sport
“Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away.” I Corinthians 9:25 […]
I Will Love You for You
Unconditional, unending, sacrificial love. Only a Holy God can love like that. And He does. But you–you are a gift from this loving God,
Every Hour
Especially in the dark ones. Grief and pain and loss surround us, and it is not coincidence that the songs of my youth fill my heart and my spirit when I am […]
Lethargic Liturgy
Believing in Creator God has never been difficult for me. What is hard to imagine is that someone could see the beauty and majesty of the mountains or swim in the ocean, […]
Sunday Morning Musing
When the answer to the question that I am pondering is still out of reach, how many times I have said, “If only God would write it in the sky.” And I […]
Rescued
Trapped. Bound. Fear and doubt and darkness and hopelessness. Shame and regret.
#beinthemoment
“A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
What Does God Want From Me?
It’s a question we all ask. One that I want to ask every.single.day. The question is, do I really need to? Do I believe that God is so much in control of […]
Above the Clouds
I am almost finished reading through the Old Testament, and I am still processing the prophetic book of Nahum. Seriously, do you ever remember reading from Nahum? Have you ever memorized a verse […]
Undeafening Silence
The world is loud. The voices in my head are almost deafening. They drown out reason, and focus and purpose. And silence is the remedy. The healing balm that allows God to […]
I Forgot to Remember
You think that the moment will be seared into your brain forever. And then you start to forget. For me, death became a reality for the first time when my uncle passed […]
Sunday’s Song
Some days the song in my heart is a simple, “I need thee, Oh I need thee. Every hour I need thee”. Other days it’s a jubilant, “You’re a Good, Good Father, […]
Until Danger Passes
I’m not sure I saw this clearly before today. I am not naive. I am not living in fear, nor am I blind to the truth. But the danger I face is […]
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