Share the Adventure

It's been a different kind of week at my house.My man is home and the espresso is flowing.Not that I mind all of this excess caffeine flowing through my veins. . .After all, even when he's home because he's recouping from theminor surgery that was finally rescheduled (Praise God!) I am seeing that he is still … Continue reading Share the Adventure →

The Path I Choose

Are you facing a Battle this week? Maybe it's personal and no one else knows how depleted you feel inside. Or maybe it's the state of this world, and the anger & division has left you feeling hopeless.I was asked to participate in a Book Launch by Ifeoma Samuel for her new book, Overcome Failure: … Continue reading The Path I Choose →

Look at the Lilies

"Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. . ." Matthew 6:28,29I must not be doing enough of something. Or I must be doing too much of something else. Surely this … Continue reading Look at the Lilies →

Mercy

As I continue my study of Bonnie Gray's Book, Finding Spiritual Whitespace, I appreciated this week's chapter and the thought of listening for God in the everyday times of our lives, to hear just one word from Him.Inhale ..."Jesus, Son of David"Exhale ..."Have mercy on me." It's the latest lesson I have been learning in this … Continue reading Mercy →

Retreat: Resting with Jesus

. . . I am a rag doll washed up on the shore of a distant island . . . "Could it be that you have been brought here, to this place, as a kind of retreat?" It's the latest question my Counselor asked of me. But this retreat has a shameful feeling to me … Continue reading Retreat: Resting with Jesus →

Birthed into a Living Hope

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." I Peter 1:3 --Living Hope-- I am holding onto that Hope. Because, while I had WONDERFUL … Continue reading Birthed into a Living Hope →

Brokenness into Birthing

The wind was howling And my husband was snoring And it was one of those pain-filled-lying-awake-kind-of-nights. But yet there was a difference this time. Traveling along this road of brokenness, I am falling onto the comfort where Jesus has been waiting for me. My last post shared about the truce with my body, and … Continue reading Brokenness into Birthing →

The Cross Cuts Through

"Love divine has seen and counted Every tear it caused to fall And the storm which love appointed Was its choicest gift of all" --Anonymous When I delight in the day, when I take joy in my moments, I can see His hand in everything. Love brought me here. So when the future stretches before … Continue reading The Cross Cuts Through →

Worship = Worth-ship

Worship It's a funny thought to me that three of my very best friends are Worship Leaders--And I have developed a fear of Worship Services in this Season of RA. Wow. Well I guess that's a pretty weird fear in the great scope of fears-of-all-times. Still, it doesn't feel good to me. I have always loved … Continue reading Worship = Worth-ship →

The Still Small Voice

I used to think that I was fairly good at listening to that still, small voice of the Lord speaking to me. I mean, I followed that voice when He led me on a cross-country move! Several times, in fact! Didn't that mean I was "proficient" in God-Speak? Apparently not. It seems I still … Continue reading The Still Small Voice →