Okay. I admit it. I'm a "milestones" kind of girl. For some people specific dates and events come and go just like any other day, but I've discovered lately that God uses them in some neat ways in my life. For example, while I was in the midwest for vacation last month, I drove from… Continue reading What lies ahead…
Category: Bekah’s Heart
My “Other Half”
"Is that your other half?" he asks (referring to the married man with 3 kids sitting beside me.) "No." I reply introducing them to each other anyway. "So, how come I haven't ever met your other half?" "Perhaps because I don't have one." "Oh...That's... a good reason." He responds as we all laugh. The phrase… Continue reading My “Other Half”
God-Sighting Saturday – Family
"A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families..." - Psalm 68:5-6a Lonely... not a fun place to be. Thankfully, it is not a word I often use to describe myself. However, it easily could be. Just over two years ago I moved… Continue reading God-Sighting Saturday – Family
Convicted.
Refreshed. Relaxed. Calm. Convicted. One word doesn't fit, yet all describe my post-vacation state of being. Nudges from the spirit, ignored... for the sake of "vacation"... with the excuse of needing a break. As if God takes breaks from loving, seeing, forgiving, providing. "Homeless With Kids Anything helps" Read his sign. Yet despite even a… Continue reading Convicted.
Sometimes… (Reflections on the last month or so of life)
Sometimes it takes some pressure... to know when you need to push back to know when to give in to see how strong you really are Sometimes it takes spending time around kids... to know how to say "Oh, WOW!" at the little things around us. to remember your laugh to sit awe-filled with… Continue reading Sometimes… (Reflections on the last month or so of life)
Joy Protects
The concept and experience of JOY seem to be popping up everywhere. The current sermon series at FT.... conversations with friends... and now, it's suddenly appeared the last few days in my personal devotion time as I work through Kelly Minter's study on the book of Nehemiah. In yesterday's lesson on the first part of… Continue reading Joy Protects
I love my life! (And I think that’s how it’s supposed to be.)
At 11:45 this morning I passed this sign on my way back from helping run the ropes course for Operation Purple Camp at Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center: The crazy thing about this is that I drove past that same sign for the very first time exactly two years ago today at the end of… Continue reading I love my life! (And I think that’s how it’s supposed to be.)
It’s all grace…
All the "stuff" around me ... good stuff... bad stuff... in between stuff... threatens to destroy, distract, and derail. Frustrations are high, and blessings are too. I see God in it all and yet find myself overwhelmed in just about every way. So when she said those words, I knew the tears that had been… Continue reading It’s all grace…
Flying Free
Her sandals flip and flop as she makes her way across the field. The bright green grass in deep contrast with the dark gray skies. The clouds, ready to burst with rain at any moment, a grander version of her tear-ducts ready to do the same. Finding her way to the rectangle piece of rubber… Continue reading Flying Free
Whatever’s in front of me…
I must start with an apology for my lack of posting lately. Upon returning from NYC, life has continued to be a whirlwind of celebrations, brokenness, busyness, joy, and more. While I have desired many times to spill all of that out into words on the screen, many times, that 30 minutes seemed better spent… Continue reading Whatever’s in front of me…
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