I was supposed to write this blog earlier this afternoon and it had a COMPLETELY different theme. I had planned my day carefully; I had carved out just the right amount of time. Ryan was out of town, the kids were entertained and the house was clean. Perfect time…just as planned. I was going…
Being still can be especially difficult because it feels like inaction. Being still and letting God fight for us in our day, circumstances, and every battle as Exodus 14:14 implies we should, feels needy. We don’t like to feel needy, even with God…sometimes most with God. I often believe the lie that God isn’t interested…
When I thought about writing this post over a month ago, I had a very different theme in mind than the post I will be sharing with you today. My husband and I found out at the end of March that we were pregnant! We were shocked and extremely excited! I had just had exploratory…
There are two things you can always count on in the life of a Christian – seasons will be unpredictable and ever changing, and you are presented with uncertainty around every turn. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to…
I offended someone yesterday. I felt it in my heart as soon as I started reading the email. My heart sank. The more I read the more it kept sinking, as if it had an anchor attached to it and it wouldn’t stop until it landed at the bottom of the sea. The words hurt…
It was a Sunday morning and our crib aged daughter wasn’t feeling good. Trey offered to stay at home with her so I could still attend church. As I was getting back into the car to head home, I called to check in and his response is one I will never forget (as I am…
Just so you know, as I type this, I still have my Valentine’s Day decorations hanging on the doors throughout our house. Poor Easter. In regards to decorations around my house, I rarely show this holiday much love, even though it is one of THE single greatest moments of Christian history. It is the moment,…
I think un-forgiveness is one of Satan’s favorite tools. There is no better way to multitask for Satan than to get the victim to become a perpetrator. When we are hurt, Satan knows we are our most vulnerable. We get so completely focused on the wounds and nursing them and ourselves, that we take our…
Our Adoption Journey — A Seed Planted By Kaycee Owens (PART ONE) “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” …
The Choice to Sacrifice “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 (ESV) I drove under the beautiful gate of Fort Benning Army base one night. As I drove under the bridge I got chills through my body. All at once I felt a deep…