As we were cleaning out our garage recently, I came across a box full of cassette tapes from Middle School and High School. As I looked at the covers of the albums, it took me right back to the memories and feelings from that time in my life. One of the things we did...
“But we prayed to our God and because of them, we set up a guard against them day and night…then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places…” (Nehemiah 4:9,13) One of my favorite people in...
Lately, in my life, it seems as though the heat is being turned up. The fire and trials of life seem to be getting hotter. During this season, I want to realize now more than ever, that God is close at hand. There is a song by Rick Pino that has been on repeat in my...
“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord…” Jeremiah 29:13-14a Think of a time when you were around someone who intimidates you? Can you think of a time you were around someone that you were...
If you are anything like me, you can find yourself at times focusing on what you feel you DON'T have: the things you are lacking in, the areas you feel you aren't enough in, etc. But that is living on the wrong side of the cross...so I figured this week we would take...
“…Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” Romans 12:2 One of the hardest things about walking out our new life in Christ is that our thoughts form patterns. Patterns of thinking that are created over time. Think of a dirt road that has ruts worn into it...
I am “that person” on a Sunday morning. You have probably seen me, the one who is casually wiping the corner of her eyes, blinking super fast hoping the tears would absorb somewhere in my head before they roll down my cheeks. One of the things that bring me to that...
“I was afraid, so I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10 — “Ready or not…here I come” **cue squeals and giggles from the bare feet sticking out from behind the curtains** The simple joy of a child in being found can teach us, adults, a lot. Recently, as I was thinking...
For most of my adult life, I have felt that my story was my enemy. My story was heavy like chains that shackled me to shame, denial, and fear. If I could just hide from or outrun my story, then I could live the life that I had longed to live.