Leaningโ€ฆ

Iโ€™m not the only one who struggles with this puzzling scripture. I know Iโ€™m not.Struggling doesnโ€™t mean that I donโ€™t believe it. It just means that I struggle to understand what it really means. And I think you donโ€™t really know either. Probably, like me youโ€™ve asked for something and not received it. Maybe you … Continue reading Leaningโ€ฆ

What good is a far off God?

Gratefully, I am attending a small neighborhood Bible study with a few other women seeking to know God more intimately. Weโ€™re just beginning a study which proposes that we choose joy. The teacher, in our first lesson, held out a premise from Scripture that we are invited to consider. Was Jesus purely a man of … Continue reading What good is a far off God?

Love Sees the Face of Hope

And rejoices in Godโ€™s unfailing goodness! Two of the people I love to read about at Christmas are people I consider as some of the unsung heroes. They are the backstage persevering servants of God who prayed to get to see the fulfillment of Godโ€™s promised Messiah. They were born and called of God to … Continue reading Love Sees the Face of Hope

Wisdom Wednesday.07

TAV โ€May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word. May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise. May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous. May your hand … Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday.07

Wisdom Wednesday.06

Itโ€™s been a week! A quiet, healing week of reflection over the glorious whirlwind of travel, family, and non-stop memory making moments of the week previous. Last Wednesday, I wrote and posted from my parentsโ€™ home in the northeast portion of Georgia. Today, I write from our home in Southern California. Plane, shuttle, Uberโ€ฆ plenty … Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday.06

Peace Will Be Still

It was a fairly quiet night. All was fairly calm, but the lights were dimmed down in the cabin. Only my one reading light shone bright. My dear man and I were flying from Atlanta through Denver on our way home, and the plane was packed. We each had been assigned the middle seat two … Continue reading Peace Will Be Still

Seasons Blending: His presence

Continued from Seasons Blending Jesus, Good Shepherd, taught us everything about His character that we wouldnโ€™t know except that He, in all His goodness, led us all the way through this past season, and into the sunshine of a new season. And how exactly did He do that? While Iโ€™m inadequate to fully understand Godโ€™s … Continue reading Seasons Blending: His presence