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…
Tag: God's Provision
Before We Even Finish Speaking: God’s Daily Delightful, Abundant & Exciting Provision
I was reading in Genesis this week about Abraham sending his servant to fetch a wife for his beloved son, Isaac. The servant seemed apprehensive about this project and when he arrived at Abraham’s hometown, he got off his camel and started to pray. He asked God for his help and provision in finding a…
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…
The Best Prize
“The days are long but the years are short “- Gretchen Rubin Nobody ever mentioned to me when I was in the thick of exhaustion in the jungles of diaper changing, wiping 4 snotty noses and toting a million pound diaper bag on my hip that while those days were busy and hard, how equally…
Impossible Possibility
Recently something happened in my day that gave me a flashback to some pretty scary moments that happened over two decades ago. Lowell & I were serving as missionaries in Haiti where we lived close to the beautiful Caribbean, far out in the boondocks away from the civilized world we were used to here at…
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…