I have always wondered if farmers have a more tactile understanding of faith than those that don’t. They plant seeds in the ground and expect a harvest needed to support their families. Faith. This week I listened to a podcast by Beth Moore about sowing and reaping. She told a story about going to Angola […]
My son has had a Minecraft account for about five years. During that time he has started to build 12-15 worlds. Some were never developed much, but others have been built up quite extensively. One Sunday night a few weeks ago he left his Minecraft account open for about an hour while he packed for […]
Today I turn 58, and quite honestly, I have been struggling with that. As an older mom among my son’s peers I feel chronically dated, and my body is aging in visible ways that I don’t enjoy. I have been battling my discouraged emotions with the truth that God decided my birth date, so my […]
My passport says I am a citizen of the United States of America, but… My real citizenship is in heaven. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even […]
Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. (portion of 2 Samuel 14:14) I read this visual phrase a few weeks ago. It’s tucked so neatly into 2 Samuel 14:14 but jumped off the page. I can’t get it out of my mind. I keep imagining pouring […]
This week I attended our city’s annual Memorial Day tribute. I always enjoy gathering with community members to say the pledge of allegiance, hear the Star Spangled Banner, listen to Amazing Grace on the bagpipes, hear Taps, and watch the release of doves, a symbol of peace. The event speaker this year was a newly […]
This is a thank you to all the bright lights for Jesus in the world who are not famous. Your Instagram followers consist of family and friends only. No one recognizes you on the street. You go to bed each night exhausted, and wake up the next day to a routine, one you have been […]
On every cover of a book the author’s name appears. Why? It’s the author’s story. The author decides the plot, creates the characters, and decides how events unfold. Others can have an opinion about an author’s handiwork, but the story belongs to the author and is protected by copyright laws. I have been captivated by […]
Watch this 1.5 minute video clip HERE and then ask these questions about God. (@AMAZINGNATURE on Twitter, 1/1/2019 at 12:37 p.m.) Are you really handing God your problems? THIS God, not a smaller version you have in your head. …do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let […]
This is the first year of my life I prepared my heart for celebrating Christmas by paying attention to the church practice of advent during the four Sundays in December. I have been sobered by the HOPE of our adoption, challenged by the FAITH of Mary and Elizabeth, and have been practicing PEACE. This week, […]
