Want to give up something for Lent? Want to deny your flesh and fast and pray? Of course you don’t? It’s not natural to want to do those things. That’s why, if you do practice the Lenten discipline of fasting, you most likely give up...
Admittedly, I love the colder weather. I love the sights, the smells, the coziness of a fire… and I love the clothes of the colder season! Growing up in Florida, where there is maybe about a minute-and-a-half of “coolish” weather, I longed for a Christmas...
Are you a “Love ya” person, or an “I love you” person? I had friend who used to say, “Love ya! Mean it!” every time she said goodbye in person or on the phone. It was funny. It was cute. And everybody knew that she loved...
I was born on February 6th, designed, planned and purposed by God, and yet the product of an unplanned pregnancy. My parents got married and went on to have 4 more children. Fifteen years later, the Supreme Court of the United States would rule in the...
There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough” – the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!” Proverbs 30:15-16 Life is happening outside of our own personal world. If you’ve been keeping...
I’ve missed you so much, but I’ve been wrestling with writing to you these past 4 weeks because my beautiful ordinary life has been a struggle, and my heart has been so heavy that I had no energy or desire to lift my hands to...
I’m reading through the Gospel of Luke through December. I forced myself to a screeching halt when I started to feel overwhelmed by that Christmas-rush-feeling the day after Thanksgiving. And btw, I’d like for legislation to be passed that moves Thanksgiving to the beginning of...
Are you in the middle of Thanksgiving preparations? It’s a big weekend to get all the necessary stuff together as you prepare to gather together. Whether you’re hosting a big gathering, bringing a side-dish, going out for dinner, or like us, traveling to spend the...
Happy Saturday ☀️ I love you and I’m glad you’re here today… and I’m gonna talk about the election. Yeah, that one. Specifically us Christians, followers of Jesus, and how we’re walking it out, or not, “in a manner worthy of God who has called...
I’m sending you some personal prayers from my journal yesterday—things the Holy Spirit put on my own heart, that I shared with a group of friends last night as we prayed for the election today, our nation, and our own hearts and lives in light...