Stuck

I’ve never been in a place like this before….I’ve never had so much responsibility on my shoulders day in and day out, with life generally being quite hard, and has been hard for quite some time, with the future only getting harder.  In my mind, I imagine so many different possibilities, jobs I can have […]

Just smile.

Life simply goes by much easier as we mulch on the beautiful seeds God has planted in our hearts, whether verses, promises, beautiful moments, truths we love, incredible memories…some days are filled we these and we can smile big…other days we smile knowing that circumstances can go up and down, feelings can be a false […]

In this world you will have trouble.

A little personal commentary and then some personal reflection : I just finished watching a great movie about Abraham Lincoln’s body guard and friend and their story during his ascension to the presidency and all throughout the Civil War.  I was richly encouraged to see Abraham’s real faith during this movie.  I didn’t get the […]

My True Love

I thought this was beautiful to mentally chew on the past few days.  What a beautiful picture of true love.  Isn’t this what we desire to the core of our beings?  Isn’t this what we WANT to give? This is God’s AGAPE LOVE vs even the best of human love: Below is a my favorite […]

Rest

Our sermon series right now is on heaven. How beautiful, how pertinent. How wonderful it is to view all that we go through in this short life in the light of eternity.  It really puts everything in perspective. I thank God for the moments here on earth when I get to experience heaven. The genuine […]

Love

I loved this.  Our first day of Disney.  Although I lost my voice, I could look up to the sky and see His name spelled out for me to focus on, to know His great love for me.  As we danced to the Disney parade that just came around as we just arrived at Magic […]

Our Comforter

This word comfort is showing up often lately for me. As I sit here in my car charging my phone so I can take pictures of my kids and Girl Scouts for Field Day, I am doing my devotion and it is about comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 says that God comforts us…so that we can comfort […]

Emma’s a preschooler!

I wrote this title last summer…as Emma entered into preschool and I started my master’s degree.  This year she enters year 2 of preschool.  I cannot believe how fast she is growing.  How tall she is. I was looking at her torso…her toes…her feet…they seem to be growing every single day!  She has a strong […]

You must TEACH.

Written last summer…. Often I have heard people tell me I have a teacher’s heart.  Often I have longed to teach.  NOW IS THE TIME. Have you ever had the feeling like it is now or never?  That is what I am experiencing right now.  My eldest will be 8 in October, middle one 6 […]