Have you thought of looking ahead just a bit to consider what eulogy you might leave behind? “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.” Acts 9:36 (ESV) One day, for a “just because” gift, my mother-in-law gave me a rustic…
Sometimes the world around you can seem to be falling apart. But if you change your mindset you can navigate the hard with new perspective. If your mindset is fear-focused, you will walk in fear. But if it is Christ-focused, you will walk in His truth. Do not be conformed to this world, but be…
“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 (ESV) It’s snowing outside today. Our first snow. Big flakes coming down at an angle in the wind. Snow reminds…
Maybe it doesn’t always feel like it but God is always faithful. God is always a man of His word in the midst of our pain. “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind.Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken,…
There is one Christmas gift you can give that has the greatest return. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. (James 1:17 ESV) One of my grandmothers always had her Christmas presents wrapped, tagged, and stored in her sewing room closet by October. My other grandmother never gave us a thing, at…
Time is a gift you need to slow down to grab hold of. ___ The slower the living, the greater the sense of fullness and satisfaction. -Ann Voskamp I tend to feel like I’m always running behind. This puts angst in me almost every single day. It’s certainly not the way I want to keep…
Going through change can be hard, but we must be careful not to skips step to make those changes. “to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new…
How can you hope to get through when it feels so heavy? “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” ~ Galatians 6:9 (ESV) What has you feeling overwhelmed and weary today? It’s a temptation we all feel at different times in our…
Are you looking to encounter God in new, more powerful ways? Listen closely. “For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it.” ~ Job 33:14 (ESV) Walking through Uncertainty “Is that You God?” I asked, perplexed by the voice I heard, clearly instructing me to pick up a dead squirrel from…
Did you know that your daughter needs your knowledge and experience? Whether she realizes it or not, your wisdom is a loving gift to her! How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. (Prov. 16:16) The phone rang late one night, and it was one…
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