Something struck me in a new way today. I need Jesus EVERY day. I can’t save him up and use my “Jesus” reserves when I don’t make time to spend with him. Now, I’m pretty sure I don’t have a completely theologically sound argument here, but…
Hard Needs Compassion not Comparison
Hard is a reality of simply being on planet earth. Every single day we have to deal with something that is hard. It might be something as simple as figuring out what to make for dinner, or it could be as devastating as hundreds of lives being lost in a hurricane. Already, you are probably wondering…
Guest Post: When Your Heart’s Somewhere Else…
A week ago I sat in church still reeling from the events of the days in our very recent past. Hurricane Matthew came and went; I was in a fog-like, emotional state of all that had just happened and how miraculously our area was spared major destruction. Although there are parts that I will write about…
Preparing for the Storm in More Ways Than One
The sky is blue, the air is humid, it feels like just another day in Florida. You would never know it…but there is a storm coming. I was struck with overwhelming gratitude…
The most important single factor in your life
It turns out 5am held some little treasures for me. In the beginning I discovered a new kind of quiet that I wrote about in a previous post. But as I reach the end of my 30 day experiment I have come away with something special from the Lord…
It’s my Blogiversary!
I thought it would be fun to go back through all of my posts and compile a “What Have I Learned” list. Some of you have been with me from the beginning, others joined us along the way, but regardless…
Quietness: The Anxiety Antidote
I wish I could say this is how I live all the time, that at every turn my heart is quiet and I am trusting God. But it’s simply not the case. This world we live in…
5am isn’t so bad after all
Transition is hard for me. I don’t know exactly when it happens but somewhere between coming home from vacation and having to start real life again, I get…
My First Guest Post!
Some of you already know that we traveled the infertility road for many years, but this is part of the story that you might not know…how we almost gave up and how God intervened in an astounding way.
Influence in Action
I have known for years that writing makes me come alive, but it wasn’t until last fall that God gave me a clear purpose for it.
Influence.
Since the weekend that He first gave it to me, that word has…