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…
Category: God’s truth
Must Have Muffins
Over the summer, I came face to face with some pretty big decisions. With the last few years being ones I spent very sick, I had acquired quite a few pounds my doctors referred to as Prednisone pounds. With some of the health challenges I have had, diabetes has been on the radar for quite…
To Love and To Flourish
I have come that they might have life and might have it abundantly…John 10:10 This week as I sat with a new friend, she spoke some words that have been long tumbling about in my heart. They came out something like this… What if Christ’s church could truly grasp the need for prayer for the…
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…
Intentional Trust – “exchanging fear for faith”
2020 has been tough on a lot of people. “Our new normal” includes daily conversations about things we never used to discuss. Fear seems to be a factor in most discussions. Each of us has a very distinct opinion, often completely opposite of those we love. Distrust of everyone we meet has sprung paranoia…
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…
Ice Cream & Flat Tires – A Quarantine Field Trip
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 We recently acquired an old dilapidated 1978 semi trailer we want to use for storage for an upcoming family project. This past Saturday was designated as pickup day. The day dawned…
Is my arm to short?
Like many of yours I am sure, my last few weeks have been among the oddest in my life. The Covid 19 quarantine has put a giant kibosh on life as we knew it. I welcomed the uninterrupted days with open arms. No place to be. No schedule to mind except the normal meals, cleaning…