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 […]
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. – 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV I thought I had left my weaknesses at the door. Making sure they were boxed neatly, tied up with a bow, and put on a high inner shelf where no one […]
“And let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.” – Genesis 35:3 NASB Years ago, my husband and I were on a hunt for a new dining room […]
“and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 ESV Teriyaki. Definitely, teriyaki. It’s the family’s favorite. If the chicken doldrums kick in, or the steak is a cheaper cut, I know exactly what to do to the […]
I have been on a diet FOREVER! For as long as I can remember, I have been battling weight. My first memory of a diet was way back in the 5th grade. I was thin up to that point, but then ballooned. Family photos tell the story. From that point on I started the endless […]
“Give us today our daily bread.” – Matthew 6:11 NIV My son is a competitive kid who often turns his everyday tasks into some sort of challenge, or battle to win. The other morning he told me how he uses two bookmarks when he reads a book. One to keep his place, and […]
The Lord looks from heaven; he sees all the sons of men. – Psalm 33:13 NKJV This is me. Every glaring fault, and every moment when I embrace the idea that I’m really God’s child. They may be your’s too. When I feel naked and exposed before Him, I cry at the ugliness still raging […]
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. – Psalm 141:3 NIV Growing up, my mother would tell me I talked like a Whip-poor-will’s rear-end in flight (though she used a more colorful word). It sounded strange to my young ears, and I wasn’t sure what she meant, […]
