A little over a year ago a series of events set me on a journey to explore what Jesus meant in John 10:10 when He said that He came to bring us "abundant life." The first part of the verse talks about how Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I was witnessing that destruction… Continue reading Abundant Life Bible Study – Now Available!
I don't understand how the call of Jesus can be so clear, yet so confusing. The call is grace.Compassionate eyes seek us out and embrace even the most broken placeof our souls. When sin & despair, loss & suffering,hopelessness & addiction,threaten to overtake,our Savior steps in.He covers it all.Freedom is the call. Yet, with that… Continue reading Conflicting Calls
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!
Sorry for the silence over here on the blog the past few days. I was away at a middle school retreat and then ended up super sick and in bed most of the weekend unable to even hang out with the awesome youth. Between all that and other factors, blogging just didn't happen. It actually… Continue reading Giving Up Guilt
When it comes to giving up useless words (my theme for the week) Ephesians 4:29 remains one of my favorite passages: “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” It’s easy to… Continue reading Giving Up Self-Deprecating Words
I did something tonight where, walking in, the probability of failure was much higher than the probability of success. So the fact I did it anyway in itself is a beautiful success! You see, Miss Perfectionist in me can be pretty bossy at times. She keeps me from doing fun things for fear of whether… Continue reading Grace… To fail
Reading a book by Barbara Broncroft today, these words captured my heart: "Being graciously received when we bring our sin to Christ strengthens our faith in the efficacy of the cross. We experience its powerful effects each time God welcomes us; we trust more deeply each time he responds with mercy and grace. As we… Continue reading Dinner with Jesus
Bloggers Note: Yes. It's been too long since I wrote a blog post. No, I'm not promising to get back on to a regular posting schedule, but I sure hope that happens! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm currently reading through the book of Hebrews (which happens to be one of my favorite books of the Bible). I always… Continue reading Resting in 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…
A few months ago I moved into a new house. Well, I guess I should say it was new to ME but definitely not new. All houses have their quirks, I'm sure, and this 60+ year old house was no exception. As I was cleaning the kitchen preparing to move in, I found myself replacing… Continue reading Trying to Cover Up Imperfection {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 8}
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