Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 I have always been what my mom would call a “worry wart.” They say that God stitches us together in the womb and I think…
“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death” (Psalm 68:19-20 NIV). I’ve been thinking about my tires lately. I’ve had my little grey Hyundai Tucson almost five years now, and it has over sixty…
We all have valleys, big and small. My mom has been sick with shingles for three weeks now and this has been a valley for her. What started as a couple of irritating spots has turned into a full-blown shingles outbreak that has been filled with extreme nerve pain. It has pushed her to her…
September 17th, 2022, began as a normal day for our family. An overcast and quiet, yet beautiful, day. Watching our son play baseball, lunch with the kids, and a date day planned together. My husband, Cameron, and I had been planning this day for weeks. We told the kids we loved them, and headed out…
“Have you prayed about it?” If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely been asked this question at some point in your life. Oftentimes, when talking to a fellow believer about a difficult season you are walking through, that is the first thing they think to ask. Everything in your body wants to scream, “YES! Don’t…
My mother had a saying when I was little. “…this side of heaven.” She used it when unforeseen things happened…tragedies that begged for explanation when none was available. She would simply say, “We aren’t meant to understand it this side of heaven.” As a child I never understood that phrase. It often times was told…
There have been many times over the past couple of years I have wanted a new start. Whether it was a new start to a friendship that had gone wrong, a new start at a career I felt like I was failing at, or a new start in a conversation that seemed to only end…
There are two things that literally make me giddy: Dolphins and Rainbows! I can’t exactly explain my response, but my voice gets higher and I instantly stop what I am doing and stare in amazement every time I see one. As I look out into the ocean today, I can see ten dolphins in…
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…
As with any holiday, death or the loss of a special person, brings about many emotions, the absence of their presence seems magnified. As we approach the one-year anniversary of losing our loved, God-sent stepfather, the reality of death at Easter is front and center. The week following brings about the anniversary of our…