Forsake the basic. Pursue the deep.
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." -1 Corinthians 15:58 We have heard it said over and over again that the devil "comes only to steal and kill and destroy" but it is important for us to... Continue Reading →
When we find ourselves caught between where we've been and where we're going, we can start to wonder if we should go back where we came from. The door in front of us is taking longer to open than our patience can tolerate and we begin to ask ourselves if we made a mistake -... Continue Reading →
God gave me some instructions the other day that frustrated me. I wanted to cry. I felt like the thing He was asking me to do would set me back in so many ways, including prolonging the time it will take for me to reach a very important personal goal of mine. Then yesterday, during... Continue Reading →
I've been drifting in and out of discouragement over the last few days and each day, God has been faithful to send someone to encourage me. This morning, though, I received a text from a friend requesting prayer and it was clear that discouragement had made a stop to her house, too. Thus, I felt... Continue Reading →
We Christians can be quite rigid sometimes. We stand firm in what we believe and it is not very often that we are convinced against our will. There's nothing wrong with inflexibility when it comes to our beliefs but, believe it or not, flexibility in another regard is vital for any Christian that hopes to... Continue Reading →
This time last year I was living in a homeless shelter. That wasn't an easy reality to face back then but I was very grateful. Grateful to have a roof over mine and my children's heads, food to eat and an opportunity to start over again. I haven't been the same since. Never had I... Continue Reading →
I kind of thought the coronavirus might stick around long enough to keep us indoors on Resurrection Sunday. She has unpacked her bags and settled in like a visiting relative who doesn't care that they've overstayed their welcome. Even so, not even a pandemic has the ability to weaken the impact of what Christ accomplished... Continue Reading →
I poured a bottle of sedatives down the drain yesterday and I've been hurting ever since. I’m not sure if posting this for the sake of wanting to be consistent is the right thing to do. Perhaps it would be better to silently disappear until the healing process is complete. But by doing that, I... Continue Reading →
One day my oldest daughter and I were eating lunch when she looked at the dead flowers sitting in a vase in the middle of the kitchen table. "Mommy, why do flowers die even when they’re in water?", she asked. "Because they aren’t planted in the ground." She then asked if the flowers knew they... Continue Reading →
I'm an Enneagram Type 2. That fact alone will tell you a lot of things about me, including: 1. My deepest need and desire is to be loved simply for who I am; and 2. My deepest fear is never actually having the good fortune of experiencing that. Couple that with the recent dip in... Continue Reading →
