It started as one request. Could I replace the living room curtains in the church mission house? Before answering I needed to voice my concern over the need to replace everything in the entire house, not just the living room curtains. It was like walking into the ‘80s – green and burgundy sofa and all.…
You may be in a season that you have prepared for, you have felt called to homeschool and you are ready. Or you may be in a season (covid season) where you feel it’s your only option. Either way, teaching your own children can be a challenge, whether it’s teaching them to cook, to clean,…
Wounds. They come in different forms; seen and unseen, deep and wide, inside and out, physical and emotional. Physical wounds have a way of healing themselves. It’s how God designed us. I have two scars on my body that remind me of past wounds. The first scar is on the inside of my right knee.…
I will be packing my son up in two weeks, to head off to college in Tennessee. I had no idea until now, that my heart could explode with pride, and shatter with grief all at the same time, and yet here I am. To be honest, I’ve been trying not to even think about…
“I wait [patiently] for the Lord, my soul [expectantly] waits, And in His word do I hope. Psalms 130:5 AMP How do you wait? Is it with an impatient and anxious spirt or is it with peace knowing that the Lord sees the whole picture and you can’t. The same God who spoke all things…
I wearily walked back into the restaurant, my thoughts dark and my heart heavy. Suddenly, our server appeared with a note—a note with the exact words I needed at that very moment. It wasn’t a coincidence. It wasn’t just a random act of kindness. It was God speaking directly to me. “A woman…
“What you think about when you think about God is the most important thing about you.” This is a quote from A.W Tozer. This quote recently stopped me in my tracks. What comes to your mind when you think about God? This is certainly a question worth pondering. I was adopted at a young…
Society has a way of labeling and identifying us in a myriad of ways. Language, for instance, can identify a person’s nationality and dialect can isolate a particular region in which a person was likely raised. How, then, as believers in Jesus Christ are we to be identified? Are we Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran or Non-Denominational…
Sometimes my world is sunny. Other times it’s quite rainy. This has been a rainy season. My heart has hurt. I lived through the Rodney King riots in L.A. I was in high school and remember watching the TV and thinking the world was collapsing. It was so scary to watch. I attended a racially…
“I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love and unselfish concern for one another.” John 13:34-35 (AMP) Love one another; that is what…