The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet with his love; He will sing joyfully over you. Zephaniah 3:17 I was asked to share my life story/testimony at our church women’s retreat this weekend. Honestly, I did not want…
Category: grief
Just Being: Diligent Listening When God Seems Quiet
I saw a post this week from the Life on Purpose Movement that went something like this. “I am sorry that I didn’t hear about that world event. It’s just that our ancestors only knew about what happened in their village, and that’s all I can handle….” I’ve really been struggling with the overload of…
Finding Rest in a Restless World
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 NIV Those who know me well will tell you I don’t rest well. I may be a great sleeper, but sitting at rest is challenging for my ever wandering mind. There are always chores to do, people…
Minutes & Seasons – A Timely Space For Parenting Myths and Other Conundrums
Autumn brings out that organizing and nesting part of my nature. Not that it isn’t present all the other seasons, but I get great satisfaction in pulling out my bin of fall decor and shaking some extra cinnamon on my hot chai. While beautiful, September isn’t always an easy time as it marks the month…
What Grief Is Not
As the ebb and flow of my own personal grief continues, I remain astounded at the fragile sometimes painful ties that bind my heart to others who grieve. Conversations especially with other mamas who have lost often turn to what might be our own triggers for the resurfacing of what we thought was done like…
A Spoonful of Comfort
Today my precious baby should be turning 11. Instead we are in year 7 of her living in Heaven. Grief has not been gracious to me pound wise. This year, I have taken some drastic steps to change my habits and hopefully my thought process in the kitchen, which has always been a haven to…
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn…
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. Psalm 56:8” Pastor Steve read from Matthew 5 in his latest sermon. I have heard the Beatitudes read probably a million times in my lifetime. Never did verse 4 jump out to me like it did in this moment….
Letting Go
It feels sooo good to write again! So much has happened since I was last here. I was blessed with the gift of nearly full time employment which in combination with building our home, homeschooling my son and just being wife and mom, has put a crimp on my personal leisure time. But some thoughts…
An ode to my love…
Time keeps going, this we know from that place we stood so long ago. We thought we knew what love was about. So young we were but our love was stout. After the wedding, living began. We moved across the ocean then back again. We didn’t know what each day would bring, but God has…
Goodness & Mercy
Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life… As I sit reflecting on the last few years, my mind is drawn to the fact of it being the first week of May once again and my heart overflows with gratitude to God for his faithfulness. If you’ve…