It's easy for me to read through a book like Exodus and kind of wonder: "How couldn't they see it?!?" God's provision, protection, and guidance are so clear chapter after chapter. From protecting Moses as a baby to grand things like splitting a sea in two or food appearing out of thin air day after… Continue reading Reflections on Exodus
Category: Devotional
The Work of Christmas
I was reminded today of this poem I read a few months ago. When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and the princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins, To find the lost, To… Continue reading The Work of Christmas
Not consumed…
Pick any day of the year and countless themes might threaten to consume us. The holiday season seems to up that pressure tenfold. Not only are we consumed, we also carry the title: consumers. As we hit the shopping malls and big box stores we consume so much which leads to being consumed. We become… Continue reading Not consumed…
Hide-and-Seek
Every kid I know loves the game hide-and-seek, whether I'm babysitting for some friends or hanging out with my nieces, it's one of the first ideas that comes to their minds when brainstorming how to spend our time together. Even just the other day I was talking with my nieces on the phone using FaceTime… Continue reading Hide-and-Seek
LAUGH!
I wake up one morning and lay there in bed a while. I had been working for 6 months or so to get the iron levels in my body back up to normal and now, most days, I didn’t even notice it any more. But this day, I noticed; there is still a ways to… Continue reading LAUGH!
Home.
I truly enjoy travel, trips, and adventure. I also greatly cherish returning home. Many good things arise in chances to get away. I loved the opportunity to put work aside for the past week and be refreshed. More than that, I truly enjoyed spending time with my family. I see things in a new light… Continue reading Home.
A Lovely Day! {A letter to my niece… and myself… and every one of us}
Dear Maddie, I loved spending this Thanksgiving week with you. At two and a half years old your joy and passion for life bring me so much joy and teach me so much. Just this morning I heard you waking up in your room, calling for your mom who was still asleep. When I walked… Continue reading A Lovely Day! {A letter to my niece… and myself… and every one of us}
Truth IN Love
One technique our church has taught for studying God’s Word is to look at each word in a verse, emphasizing it and seeing how that gives insight to the verse as a whole. One place I love to use this study tool is on verses that seem well known to me already. When “Speak the… Continue reading Truth IN Love
Six Important Words
Last Saturday I spent almost an hour with my 3 year old Goddaughter wandering around our church’s annual mission fundraiser, a theme basket auction. It was great. I love this girl so much and was delighted that she had chosen to spend so much time with me despite so many other awesome people she knows… Continue reading Six Important Words
Blessed are the merciful…
Mercy is undeserved, unmerited, unwarranted. It's compassion inexpressible, grace unimaginable, love unconditional. Mercy is holding a door, holding a hand, holding a heart. It's that extra step or extra mile to show someone they matter. Mercy doesn't just "look past" our differences and our quirks, our idiosyncrasies or our weird behaviors, but celebrates them, respects… Continue reading Blessed are the merciful…
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