This week I’m sitting by mom mom’s bedside as she slowly fades from this earth. My heart hurts desperately, but I’m at peace, knowing we’ll meet again. And my mind wanders. I think about my orchid…
Faith
How I Try To Remember What God Has Done
I have learned to build mental memorials, signposts to help me remember God’s presence and love for me, to remind me that “God was here.”
The Good and The Bad Go Together – Like Puppies and Poop
The good…and the bad. But the good! …But the bad!
The good and the bad go together this side of Heaven. The puppies and the poop. The friendship and the exhaustion.
So I had a choice to make. Was I going to let the stink get me down? How could I rise above it when I was exhausted and had nothing left to give?
Becoming A Spiritual Self-Feeder
In dry seasons you may need to find new ways to grow. What if that dry season was God’s way of making you a spiritual self-feeder all along?
Hosea 11: The Holiness and Compassion of God
I never wanted to think about God’s holiness. It was difficult for me to square that quality with his compassion. But this week a look at Hosea 11 opened my eyes to how God’s holiness and compassion go together.