I grabbed my Bible and journal off my desk and brought them with me out to the family room. Most days I read at my desk, but today, I just wanted to curl up on the couch with Jesus and Ralph (my fearless red heeler). As I opened my Bible, I realized my reading plan… Continue reading Doing My Best to Find Him
I’m supposed to be writing. I have this goal of writing 1500 words a day for a book I might not ever publish – that may just be for me. But today, I am overwhelmed. I’m overwhelmed by God. By His presence. By His love. By His friendship. By His kindness and goodness. By His… Continue reading I Know I Should Be Writing…
In the end, people appreciate honest criticism far more than flattery. Proverbs 28:23 (NLT) I received a sweet thank you card from a dear friend this week thanking me for always being brave enough to speak the truth to her. I had no idea how “life-changing” my words had been to her, but from the… Continue reading Learning to Love Honest Criticism
It started small, like an undercurrent without much power or force. Like when you stand at the shoreline of the ocean and the waves come up the beach – that moment when the waters swirl around your ankles, and then that split second where the waves pause and then start to pull back. That’s what… Continue reading The Stirring
That about sums up my day. Oh, and a dead bat. Don't get all spiritual on me and think my crown prep was a "Daughter of the King" moment. It was, for real, crown prep. Like the kind of work you have done at the dentist. It's not that I wasn't brushing my teeth; in… Continue reading Crown prep, mice and Godzilla
"Please, sir," the woman said, "give me this water! Then I'll never have to be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to get water." (John 4:15 NLT) The woman at the well. Here is a story that most are familiar with. Scholars often say that it is because of her shame (from… Continue reading Living Water
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up towards heaven, and blessed them. Then breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. … Continue reading Because of Him
Then Jesus answered his thoughts, “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” “Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied. Luke 7:40 (NLT) Everyone has an… Continue reading Can I Tell You Something?
Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” Luke 5:5 (NIV) When I was a kid, I hated hearing either of my parents say, “Because I said so,” as their final answer to my seemingly endless inquisitions of “Why?” But,… Continue reading Because You Said So
This Christmas my mom wanted to find a way to share Jesus with us in a way that would be personal to each of us. As she was praying in preparation for our Christmas Eve gathering, the Lord revealed to her a message through Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling. The December 14th devotional spelled out a… Continue reading Begin Each Day Alone with Me
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