How many places do you frequent where EVERYONE is welcome? How often do you encounter the sense that EVERYONE has truly been invited? Is this statement in the Bible too good to be true? Paul, the Apostle, was the author of this letter to Roman Christians, and so it was Paul who penned these words, … Continue reading Everyone…
“Give us each day our daily bread.”Luke 11:3 NIV Please, Lord. Please, give us today the bread we need for living today. Please. And thank you. Probably the most life-changing and freeing paradigm shift in my brain has come about these last 15 years of living in the footprints of Jesus. Everything comes from God.Every. … Continue reading Please and Thank You.
{Flight delayed} There’s a purpose in timing. There’s a reason for every delay. These are truths, but many times these facts are not so easily digested when served. Frustration born out of inconvenience threatens to overtake God’s peace. Our calendars packed to the edges don’t allow for one scheduled item to become out of order … Continue reading Purposeful Delay
The most dangerous season for a Christian is the peaceful one following a chaotic trial, or a heart wrenching hardship. It’s the period of time when you take a deep exhale, and you feel like an overcomer! Because in the hardest days of your life, you clung to Jesus as a lifeline. In my darkest … Continue reading Watch Out
I’m not the only one who struggles with this puzzling scripture. I know I’m not.Struggling doesn’t mean that I don’t believe it. It just means that I struggle to understand what it really means. And I think you don’t really know either. Probably, like me you’ve asked for something and not received it. Maybe you … Continue reading Leaning…
We rejoice with she who rejoices. We weep with she who weeps. We pray blessings on all the women who have battled hard in their prayers to have a child, and for all who graciously adopted another woman’s child. We give thanks for moms who have won victories through tears on their knees, and those … Continue reading On Mother’s Day
Thankfully, we have 2 citrus trees in our tiny yard. And they provide us with the best (in our opinion) oranges and pink grapefruits, in season. We eat, and juice, and spritz, and savor until we’ve had our fill. The harvest is plentiful beyond our capacity to consume and so we give away to all … Continue reading The Joy of Pruning
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