Olivia Knows……….

Olivia knows, so now I can share with you……. In the midst of teacher trainings, the She Speaks conference, Olivia packing and leaving for a mission trip with her youth group, and trying to get my classroom ready, I’ve also been helping Evan sort...

Thankful for His Unfailing Compassion..

I’ve discovered on my journey through grief and been reminded just today that one of the most painful parts of grieving for me is morning time.  I’ll share more tomorrow night. But as the sun peeked through our mini-blinds this morning, I remembered with a...

How We Can Do All Things………..

As I was reading Philippians 4 this morning, I discovered a verse in a whole new way!Many of us have memorized Phil. 4:13 and probably quote it often (at least in our heads) when we are facing seemingly impossible events in our lives:I can do all things through Christ...

The Next Thing……..

At She Speaks this weekend, I was struck by a quote of Elizabeth Elliott’s that was shared in one of the workshops. Being called by God is all about “doing the next thing” for Him. As I sat and listened and thought about my life, I knew that...

When Life is Filled by the Act of Emptying…..

When we reach of place of letting go or emptying our lives of the things weighing us down, there comes a sense of being handed more than we could ever ask or imagine. Letting go and emptying ourselves of worry gives more time for joy Letting go and emptying our need...