“Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life.” – Psalm 23:6 NLT Our kids loved to play chase when they were small. “Catch me, Daddy!” they squealed as they pulled on my husband’s hand. “Catch me if you can!” And off they’d go. Two sets […]
For all our Mamas out there. May the Lord continue to refresh, strengthen, and work in you all you need to flourish in your ministry of motherhood. The Line by Raye Wortel My heart cried for kids, that much was true. Then kids came, and I didn’t have a clue. People and book, Said follow […]
“I pray that you… may have power…to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” – Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV From the moment we get a serious notion about love, we look to live it out in a successful way. Whether it’s a relationship with […]
I was taking some time to reflect on the past year, and came across a Bible verse from Luke 9:62 that really made me pause. It said: “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” How much time have […]
“But those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” – Psalm 34:10 NIV I couldn’t help it. A few days after Thanksgiving I found myself thinking about the new year and wanting to be done with 2013 and start rolling out 2014. But what’s the rush really? There’s been plenty of […]
“Therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” – Psalm 45:7 NIV I’ve been thinking about joy a lot lately. With all the songs, and cards, and ornaments proclaiming joy, it’s been kind of hard to miss. But what is joy really? Is […]
I was at the tail-end of a long day spent traveling here and there, and everywhere. The late afternoon sunlight was fading fast, but the flickering light of home and rest burned brighter in my mind. I had many miles and street lights still to go, and it was at one of those […]
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” – Deuteronomy 6:6-7 NIV original photo credit: […]
