I recently finished reading Keep Your Love On by Danny Silk. It’s an amazing book if you haven’t read it yet! In the last part of the book, he used the phrase “learn to love” and it has stuck with me this week! There are so many areas in my life where I need to … Continue reading Enlarge My Heart
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Created For Relationship
Summer is right around the corner! Summer can be the perfect season to rest, relax, and refresh… Ministries often take a break during the summer months, leaving us with extra time on our hands. And while I’m all for resting, relaxing, and being refreshed, God impressed on my heart Thursday morning that we aren’t to … Continue reading Created For Relationship
To the Christian Who Feels Abandoned
Have you ever felt abandoned by someone? That feeling creeps in, that feeling of being overlooked, left out, forsaken… Chances are that person didn’t mean to make you feel that way, but you feel it anyway. There have been quite a few seasons of my life where I have felt abandoned. Alone. Left behind. I’m … Continue reading To the Christian Who Feels Abandoned
God Doesn’t Miss A Thing
Proverbs 15:3 has been on my mind for a few weeks… “The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.” (NIV) “God doesn’t miss a thing – he’s alert to good and evil alike.” (MSG) God doesn’t miss a thing; His eyes are everywhere. He is omnipresent … Continue reading God Doesn’t Miss A Thing
Am I Convinced?
I received a timely email a couple weeks ago from FaithGateway (Devotionals Daily). In it was an excerpt from Lysa TerKeurst's Made to Crave devotional. She talked about doing things because you're loved, not doing things to get love. It was a total perspective shift for me, one that I'm still wrestling through. I don't have to do things … Continue reading Am I Convinced?
Outnumbered
Simply put: my husband and I are outnumbered. We have four {amazingly incredible, sometimes slightly crazy and/or loud} children. 🙂 Sometimes when you’re outnumbered, you get overwhelmed. At least I do. Especially when we go out in public together as a family of six. You’re trying to hold everyone’s hand and keep an eye on … Continue reading Outnumbered
Be Intentional
Life gets busy. Schedules fill up. Before you know it, you’ve got too much on your plate and you’ve deviated from your goals. But there is grace! And there is always the opportunity to be intentional. "So here’s what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started … Continue reading Be Intentional