Feb 10, 2011 | Faith
I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. Psalm 143:6 Mom sent a text this morning asking to borrow something that I knew I had……….but after searching the house up and down, I cannot find it anywhere. I’m thinking...
Feb 9, 2011 | Faith
I’d love to say that I don’t often feel like I’ve come up short as a mom, wife, or friend, but it seems like daily I turn around and SOMEHOW I’ve let someone down…. Forms filled out for graduation, gown and announcements ordered, check...
Feb 7, 2011 | Faith
Reuters/Ag O Globo/Genilson Araujo I just read an article about the fire that is overtaking an area of Rio De Janeiro today. Thousands of people have spent the last year preparing for their annual Carnival and are now watching their dreams go up in flames. Tears,...
Feb 7, 2011 | Faith
Something happened last Thursday……… A revelation of sorts in my heart. I’ve been working on a retreat that is coming up in a couple of weeks where I am speaking on authentic relationships with God and with our friends. Struggling at times with...
Feb 3, 2011 | Faith
The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the...
Feb 2, 2011 | Faith
Some days are just for...
Feb 1, 2011 | Faith
In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation. But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land. Exodus 1:6-7 Joseph,...
Jan 31, 2011 | Faith
Sleep came labored last night. Pain seems to recur with this surgery more often than I ever dreamed….. 3 a.m. awoke me, signaling a need for Ibuprofen. There’s something about 3 a.m. It’s not the first time I’ve been wakened at this hour to...
Jan 29, 2011 | Faith
I decided to push ahead and consolidate several short chapters into one post so that I can hopefully complete the book study of Battlefield of the Mind in the next week! The last ten chapters of this book are broken down into different thought patterns that keep us...
Jan 27, 2011 | Faith
My copy of Ann Voscamp’s book, A Thousand Gifts, arrived yesterday… Turning each page and uncovering the journey of a Canadian home-schooling mom reminds me that all over this world stand women just like me. Searching Longing Hoping Dealing Coping...