In a few days, my son and I will be leaving for Tanzania to provide a week of Vacation Bible School for the Tanzanian children. Let me first clarify by saying that this was not my idea. It was my fourteen year old son’s idea. Everything about this trip is so far out of my…
The story of Jacob wrestling with God is told in Genesis 32. The ESV translation uses the term “striven” which means “to struggle”. I am sure that many people would admit that they have wrestled or struggled with God at times during their life. The quick backstory on Jacob is that he was already a…
We are all a work in progress. There is never an area in our lives where we are ever truly “completed”. We strive for better everyday. We strive for a better attitude, better relationships, better control of our tongue, better health, better finances, and the list goes on. We are always striving to be better.…
Have you ever had a dream? This is not an actual dream that occurs when you are in a deep sleep, but a dream to DO something or BE somebody. Those types of dreams often come to us and we quickly dismiss them as unattainable. Why is it that something so beautiful as a life-long…
It seems like our approval and our worth go hand in hand, doesn’t it? Where does our worth come from? What makes us feel worthy? I can think of many different things that make me feel worthy. As a mom, it’s big accomplishments like remembering to feed my kids or understanding fifth grade math. Or…
My mind is always full. It’s too full and sometimes I can’t even navigate it. My mind is full of a lot of good things and a lot of fear and nonsense. I need someone who sits in there and reads each thought and either sends it to the trash or posts it up in…
Each year across the world, we gather together on Good Friday to remember the sacrifice – the choice, Jesus made for each one of us. It’s a special day, a somber day, but a day that would set the grand stage for what God was to reveal. As I ponder the disciples, the ones left…
All the rain we’ve had this season is additional evidence that this is a planting season in my soul. You know, April showers bring May flowers, right? God is planting. He’s busy speaking into the Spring of my soul. I need to be still and listen. It needs to sink into my heart. Why is…
God has a way of getting our attention to connect with Him. Recently, Revelation, Chapter Four has come up three times. The first time was when I was studying about angels. Revelation, Chapter Four describes what angels look like in very detailed ways. It also describes their daily worship and praise as “holy and worthy”…
When my children were younger our home was filled with giggles and the sound of tiny feet pity patting across the hardwood floor. The radio used to blast their favorite songs, and then there was the sound of somewhat annoying syncopated thuds coming from the second floor as they so called danced in their rooms.…