Equipping Women to Live a Set Apart Life
Over the past few weeks, God repeatedly asked me to set aside all my striving and big dreams in order to focus on personal and spiritual growth for 2017. He made it clear He intends to lead me towards big changes in the way I think and act. Personal and spiritual growth does not come […]
Moving for my husband’s job left me unemployed. Even though the small town offered few job opportunities, I confidently applied for openings, believing someone with my education and experience would have no trouble finding a job. I was wrong. I applied and interviewed for job after job, only to receive a “we regret to inform […]
Every year around a thousand people packed into the sanctuary for all 6 performances of my church’s big Christmas production. While the production changed slightly each year, it always ended the same way. My friends and I lit each other’s candles, stood in a line, and then walked down the aisles singing: Let there be […]
At the beginning of last month, the empty pages of my planner called out, “fill me!” and “look, room for more!” Realistic expectations of achievable tasks were cast aside in the exciting potential of a blank slate. After mapping out the whole month, I anticipated greatness…until I got sick. Within days, my great plan came […]
I set up the Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving and then waited expectantly for the joy of Christmas to fill me. Nothing happened. “Maybe more lights would help,” I thought a few days later, as I adorned my windows with twinkly lights. It didn’t work. “I know! I am not in the Christmas spirit because […]
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. Isaiah 11:1 (ESV) Imagine a strong, beautiful tree cut down to a stump. It sits for hundreds of years, drying out, cracking, and eventually rotting away. Then one day, a green shoot starts growing out of […]
“Everything worked out! Thank you, I know you have been praying for me.” She looked me straight in the eye with a smile on her face, truly grateful for my prayers. I smiled back but my heart sank, I hadn’t prayed. I had completely forgotten! Even though everything worked out, I felt like a horrible […]
Inside my head, a never-ending game of pinball takes place. A ball bounces around randomly, lighting up different thoughts just for a second before racing off to the next target. I don’t have much control over the ball, and I cannot get it to stop bouncing! My inability to focus leads to trouble writing, reading, […]
Every winter I forget about fog until I pull out of the garage, point my car down the street and look into a white sheet. Even though I can’t see the end of the block, I drive confidently forward, trusting the street still exists, and the path reveals itself as I move forward. Following […]
With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, I wanted to take a break from my regular blog posts and share some biblical truths I am thankful for. 11 Truth’s to be Thankful For (in no particular order): God is continually working within me. I am God’s masterpiece, designed to do good. […]