I started this blog last September, and it's been sitting patiently in the drafts folder ever since. Winter is (hopefully) over in our corner of the country, which means this piece has suddenly become relevant again! So I'm dusting it off and adding a few insights 🙂 There's nothing like finding the evidence of a … Continue reading No Vacancy
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Good Eyes
My prayer lately has been: “God, help me see myself as You see me.” I struggle between the two extremes - pride, and low self-esteem. But I’m slowly discovering there’s a better way. He wants me to have good eyes, to see myself as He sees me, through a lens of grace. Romans 12:3 says, … Continue reading Good Eyes
The Fight
"Some days I feel like a broken record. (Emphasis on the broken.) The same miscommunication, the go-to blame game, the usual disagreement. The well-known definition of insanity comes to mind: doing the same thing over and over but expecting a different result. Like playing the same record over and over and hating it and wanting … Continue reading The Fight
Surrounded
Have you ever felt surrounded? Utterly and totally overwhelmed? Like you’re suffocating under the pressure of the impending forces around you? I think the author of Psalm 118 could relate! "When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; He brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? The Lord is … Continue reading Surrounded
Shadows
We have an enemy. He likes to pervert truth. He is the master of deception. There will be times on our journey Home when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death. But God. ❤️ His Spirit, His Light, His Truth... He pierces through the darkness, through the shadows. You may feel isolated … Continue reading Shadows
Hope in God’s Plan
So… summer is over, and it appears that I may have taken an unplanned sabbatical from blogging. I think I was busy having a great summer with my family! We completed our “Summer of Fun” calendar, took a couple trips, and made some wonderful memories. And there’s so much we didn’t get to – it … Continue reading Hope in God’s Plan
We Haven’t Arrived
As I look back over the last ten years of my walk with God, there have been ups and downs, mountains and valleys, good times and bad. As I continue blogging, I just want to let you in on a little secret – I am not perfect. I don’t have it all figured out. I … Continue reading We Haven’t Arrived