As spring is budding, we see evidence of God’s provision and goodness all around. His glory is especially evident in the blooms, buds, and beautiful sunrises of spring. Windows are flinging open, lawnmowers are buzzing, and sparrows are singing their melodical songs. As we enter our fifth month of another difficult year for many, spring brings us new blessings and reminders of our great … Read More
Cords of Hope
When you think of a cord, what comes to mind? Is it a telephone cord? (Then you are my age.) Could it be a computer cord? (You might be in your 30s.) How about the cord to charge your smart phone? (That may cover all of us!) Why I even have to plug in the cord to make my lamp … Read More
Never Abandoned
It’s funny how in a second your day can turn completely around. A couple weeks ago my sons were on spring break and my husband and I had taken them out for a family day full of hiking, beautiful weather, and Chic-fil-a. I mean, come on, what more could you ask for??? We were driving back home when we passed … Read More
Perfect Love
Lately, I have been pondering on what it would look like to live a life completely rooted in the perfect love of Christ. I realize, the earthly me won’t ever fully comprehend just how high , how wide and how deep God’s love for me is. But, with that being said, one thing that I have come to learn over … Read More
Unraveling
We love to hear success stories and read self-help books written by people who have “made it through” something difficult, but it’s hard to write about something when you feel like you’re still in the middle of it. However, I know I’ve gained so much from people who let me see them in the middle of their “mess,” so I … Read More
The Word Became Flesh: Thoughts on the Incarnation
The Incarnation is a miracle that demands our awe but we often fail to grasp the wonder of the embodiment of deity in the person of Jesus Christ. Christmas comes and goes and we are left dissatisfied and exhausted, or at the very least feeling a failure for our inability to keep up with the demands of the season, probably … Read More
Delivered In Distress
About five years ago, I attended a women’s Bible study at a dear friend’s home. It was such a good gift from God, offered in just the right season. At the time, I was homeschooling three young children and I was starved for community. Knowing that I had a couple hours every week to go and study God’s word, talk vulnerably … Read More
I was exhausted. Then I learned about the Sabbath.
God gives us the Sabbath as command and a gift. Picture giving your kids a super awesome present Christmas morning. You know they are going to love it. And then, to your complete surprise, they just leave the present unopened under the tree. I would be so disappointed because I love giving them good things and I would hate to … Read More
He Equips Us For Hard Things
For so many across the world, hard decisions in uncertain times have become the normal. Jobs have been lost, a messy American election is pending, and many have fallen ill or lost loved ones. It is easy to look at 2020 and only see the trials, tribulations, and disheartening moments. It is easy to see the heartbreak and devastation, especially this year. We want to wipe … Read More
I Have All That I Need
For the last three years, I’ve had the privilege of seeing a therapist with an immense amount of professional and Biblical wisdom. She’s spoken into my life with humility and grace, often visiting and revisiting Psalm 23. I’ve spent a lot of time with her, lamenting the woes of living in a proverbial process and feeling as though I don’t have what … Read More