As the busy holiday season approaches, will you allow God to restore your sight to see Him in the midst of it all? This morning I woke with a sense that the past thirty days were a bit of a blur. Our family is coming off of a month that has been overflowing with commitments,…
Are you feeling stressed and stretched in a season that is busy? Learn how you can live out a forward-paced faith during a season that is fast-paced. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NKJV Maybe it’s just me….
When we have the simplicity of focus that integrity brings – meeting with God– there is no room for duplicity. The week was crazy. But in the best way. We’d hosted a dear friend—more like a family member, really—from England, had volleyball practice, and then all the things with family. After our tearful goodbye at…
David teaches us so much about worship and repentance. He actually offers some very practical, intentional steps we can take to become women after God’s own heart. ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’ Acts 13:22b Do you love a…
There is so much to be found in God’s love if we would only slow down and allow Him access to our hearts. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.” John 15:9 ESV “Home.” At its most basic level, your home is the place where you live:…
Being a part of a church body is a beautiful blessing if we allow ourselves some humility. Giving and receiving help is just one way we function as the body of Christ. When I was pregnant with my fourth child, I went into preterm labor at 33 weeks. The hospital wanted to keep me in…
Our own inexperience can actually lead us down a road toward our own growth. We just need to be willing to learn and trust. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.” Psalm 32:8 NKJV What if sometimes, it is better to not “know…
In an ever-increasing confusing and chaotic world, how are we to fix our eyes daily on Jesus? How can we meditate on whatever things are true? The other day I was scrolling through Twitter and quickly found myself asking why. It is not a place I walk away from with more peace, understanding, or better…
We don’t need to look too hard at our days to see how each one is a blessing! Here are some ideas. “Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14.) This morning I woke up discouraged. Two very close friends have serious…
It can be easy to allow the enemy to entice us to grumble. But when Sunday comes, it can be a fresh, new restart for your entire week if you allow it to. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with…
We can have our own plans all set and tidy in our minds, but sometimes God has something different–but better. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5) I thought it was all settled. Why shouldn’t I? We had made this important decision several years ago. And…
With so much uncertainty and social pressures in today’s world, creating a peaceful haven is a necessity to make a safe space for our children. “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.” (Jeremiah 29:5) My maternal grandmother was the hardest working woman I’ve ever known. Her entire adult life was…
When we go through heartache, we can cling to God and trust that He has us and the entire situation in His hands. “I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” Revelation 3:8 ESV Laying in bed, I felt like a failure…
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Psalm 56:3-4 NIV We were greeted by the cats in the yard as we walked toward her home. Once we pet the kitties we went into the…
“Look carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil.“(Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV) “If you have never missed a plane, you are spending way too much of your life in airports.” That’s my friend Catherine’s counsel and, as someone who knows what it’s like…
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