Watch Out

The most dangerous season for a Christian is the peaceful one following a chaotic trial, or a heart wrenching hardship. Itโ€™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

We all have roots

We all have roots. Some are tangled. Some are stunted. Some tap into unclean waters. Some run into concrete barriers. Generational stuff is real. Talk to Jesus about your roots. Heโ€™s the Master Gardener. He knows what to do to break you free. He knows how to replant you, water you in His Living Water, … Continue reading We all have roots

The Joy of Pruning

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 weโ€™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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Suntanned Feet Man โ€œI like to walk barefoot.โ€ Randy Brittain Everyone in our neighborhood wants to know why he walks barefoot. When we lived in Georgia our neighbors wanted to know why he walked barefoot. Itโ€™s a conversation starter for sure. And there are plenty of ways to answer that one question. He simply likes … Continue reading Page 11:

Water for your ashes

It would be easy right now to succumb to the ugly, angry and violent images on screens everywhere spewing so much noise of impending doom and gloom. But I resist. I choose to turn away from screens to take in what is natural and created. Beauty is everywhere. The sounds of birds fill the air … Continue reading Water for your ashes

Jesus Likes Realists

โ€So then he told them plainly, โ€œLazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.โ€ Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, โ€œLet us also go, that we may die with him.โ€โ€œโ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ11โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ-โ€ญ16โ€ฌ … Continue reading Jesus Likes Realists

I am His and He is mine

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Oh, and even when You say we must walk through the valley of dark shadows I will stay close to You so I won't be afraid. ย I know You will never send me into the valley by myself.